Greetings Everyone! Wyatt is truly living up to his name as being strong and brave. We just got home at 7am for a couple hours of sleep before we go back to Hopkins.
The surgery was 4 hours long and it was a success. It is still a touch and go time. The doctor informed us he has a 50/50 survival chance over the next 48 hours and then it jumps to 75 percent. So keep your prayers coming!
It took a long time to pack him up and move the ECMO machine down the hall to the operating room. About 10 people pushed him down the hallway. The operation was about 4 hours. The surgeon gave us three choices, that he would remain on ECMO (most conservative), that they would clamp him off, but still be attached to ECMO, or they would remove the machine and take the cannules out of his carotid artery (the most aggressive move). I felt safe with no. 2. In surgery they removed the ECMO machine
completely!
The surgeon, Dr. Abdullalah said that the large intestines, small intestines, spleen, stomach,and half the liver was in his chest and that there was not much diaphragm. So he used a gortex patch to repair the diaphgram. All the organs would not fit in his abdomen, so the liver and spleen are currently in a silo outside of his body (in a plastic bag). Soon, after he is stabilized, they will be placed back where they belong. Wyatt has a good size right lung to support him and a small left lung that will continue to grow until age 5-8 years old.
Last night was very touch and go to get him stabilized. He continued to bleed and his blood pressure was decreasing along with the hemoglobin count. Because Wyatt had a "little window" to his abdomen, the surgeons placed gauze inside him and put in a chest tube in to remove the blood. The two surgeons did not leave his side last
night until things were under control, even though they had a full schedule today.
They also ordered a rare blood clotting drug called "Factor 7" used for
soldiers in Iraq. A small dose cost thousands of dollars I was told. It clotted his blood immediately
and this morning his blood pressure, hemoglobin count, and bleeding are under control.
I was told that if he was on ECMO after surgery, that he probably would not of survived because of the blood thinners that are needed to be on it. The docs and nurses told us to go home for a few hours to get some rest. Wyatt is a tough boy and I tell him all the time about all the support and love that surrounds him. Thank you for everything.
Gina
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