And then we were on our way....
We arrived at Children's Mercy at noon. Liam was not allowed to eat or drink anything beginning at midnight the night before, he was so hungry. As we waited in the waiting room for them to call us back he was a huge ball of energy going from one toy to the next, one book to the next, he was so happy. At around 12:30 they called us back to begin preparations for sedation and to meet with the anesthesiologist. Again Liam was a big ball of energy, he was just so happy. We felt super blessed that he was in such a good mood and that he wasn't scared of anything in his room.
The nurse began to get him ready, put the monitors on his chest, the monitor on his big toe (which he absolutely hated and kept ripping off), numbing cream on both arms to make it less painful when they put the IV in and placed him in a cute little hospital gown.
We met with the anesthesiologist who explained the sedation process and the breathing tube they would be using to control his breathing throughout the test. They were going to be holding his breath several times throughout so that that they could get clear views of the heart. Then he told us that Anesthesia was behind about an hour and we would have to wait a little while before he went back.
Then the waiting began...
and Liam ran around the room playing...
and we waited...
and Liam watched some TV...
and we waited...
and we took some pictures...
Finally it was time to GO!!
He was so adorable and so trusting. He went right into the nurses arms with a big smile on his face and didn't even cry we we left in the opposite direction. The nurse told us that he was so adorable during the procedure and before he fell asleep he even held his own little anesthesia mask. When he woke up he was very hungry, thirsty but in good spirits!
Thank you for all your thoughts, prayers and well wishes. We received a call this morning from the Cardiologist stating that it will be about a week before we will recieve the results. The radiologist will review and write up his report today and send it to the Cardiologist. She will then be meeting with a Cardiovascular Surgical team, possibly Monday, to review the results and if needs be figure out a plan of action. After that has been done she will contact us and let us know the results by the end of next week. I'm still hoping that it's nothing and that we will hear from her much sooner but I'm trying not to be too impatient. We will continue to keep you posted...again thank you for your thoughts and prayers.
5 comments:
Oh Alida, I'll keep you all in my prayers! Hopefully it will all be A-Ok, and the doctor will call simply to inform you that it was nothing more than a little adventure for Liam, that need not ever be repeated. Lots and lots of love!!
Thanks for the pictures, Alida. It made it easy to imagine the whole thing - except for the anxiety of a mother's heart. I know that is something that words and pictures can't capture. I think it's adorable that he went happily to the nurses. That is a blessing. We are all hoping for the best possible outcome.
We are thinking of your family and are so glad that Liam was in good spirits during the whole process. That makes it so much more enjoyable.
Guenther's
Anxiously waiting...thanks for the update!
You remain in my prayers. What a trooper Liam is!
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