Taevin was scheduled for his 2nd open heart surgery on April 12, 2013. They will be replacing the pulmonary conduit they made for him when he was a baby. Since it is donor tissue it will not grow with him and will continue to need it replace as he grows.
Here is a picture of his (zipper) scar before surgery.
Looks pretty good, hope the next one heals this well.
Waiting to go back. He is watching his I-pod and hanging out with his teddy.
Since his last surgery the hospital has moved into a brand new building. It is super nice with private rooms on a special cardiac floor. All doctors and nurses on that floor specialize in the heart. They even have a separate waiting room for heart patients.
This surgery didn't take as long as the first but was still close to 6 hours. The waiting is awful but I had a good feeling the whole time and just knew that every thing was going to be fine.
Here he is right after surgery.
I hate seeing him like this!
The surgery went great and they were able to put in a large conduit about the size of a ten year olds. It should last him (we hope) about 5 years. They were able to remove the breathing tube pretty quickly afterwards.
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