We have a green light

We are cleared for surgery tomorrow (Friday). We're supposed to arrive at the hospital at 6 a.m., anesthesia will start at 7:30, and first cut is slated for an hour after that.

Ryan watching t.v. and looking at a coloring book waiting for his ECHO. 

Thursday we had a full day of tests, blood work, and consultations with the team. We met with the surgeon who went over what will happen during the surgery. Most of the pre-work will be hooking Ryan's heart up to the heart-lung machine. Because he has several anomalies and his heart is turned a little, it may be quite difficult to get him hooked up. The cutting out of the membrane itself is very short - like a minute or two, so that will be the easy part.

In the waiting room waiting for consult with anesthesia 

Dr. J was very positive about the surgery which is encouraging.  We'll update the blog as we have more information. He said it will probably take 4-5 hours start to finish.