The latest cardiology appointment gave us the news that we have been praying for... Michael will only need two open heart surgeries, not three. I can clearly remember meeting with the surgeon, Dr.Wells, on our wedding anniversary. He told us that it is a very rare baby that can skip the shunt surgery. It seemed almost unrealistic to hope for such a miracle. I have learned that all things are possible with God, and that he has a special place in His heart for our beautiful child. Eric and I have been on an emotional roller coaster since the day we found out about Michael's condition, but I would not trade a minute of it. Michael is stronger and more stubborn than we could have hoped for! The plan is that Michael will have a heart cathiderzation in December, which will give the surgeons/cardiologists a better picture of Michael's heart. He won't have to be hospitalized with the cathiderization, but he will be sedated. After the results have been interpreted, Eric and I will meet with the surgeons to go over the details of the surgery. We will then be "put on the books" for surgery sometime in the end of January/early February. He won't have to have surgery again until he is about 3-4 years old. This truly is the best case scenerio for people with Tricuspid Atresia. Michael is our miracle man!
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