So our '4 hour' preop day has turned into 6+. Riley is in the middle of her EKG and heart scan - this is so they can have an accurate idea before they actually go in.
Talked with one of the surgical fellows - who by the way was already an adult heart surgeon in his home in Ireland when the main pediatric heart guy announced he was retiring, so he came here to learn it - and I asked him why he choose CHOA. He stated, 'Of the 70 Pediatric Heart Surgical Units in the US, CHOA sees the 3rd most patients and is ranked #2.' (by whoever does these sort of rankings). So that makes us feel really good. Of course this was right after he stated about 4 other potential complications that no one had told us about before, with the biggest concern being 1) brain malfunction where long term she may lose speech ability and slowed motor skills on 1 half of her body. This is rare, but they have to tell you everything.
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