Lincoln has been tolerating his oxygen being weaned very well. He will meet the surgical team's requirements for surgery by this evening, so the surgeons went ahead and scheduled his repair surgery for tomorrow morning! They ordered another echocardiogram to double check the condition of his heart before surgery. His last echo showed some fluid in the sac around his heart and one of his atria was collapsed. The doctors suspected these things to be due to being on ECMO at the time the echo was performed. The echo today will be a more accurate depiction of Lincoln's heart function. The surgeon told us yesterday, that she can already tell from his performance and stats that his heart is healthy, but they just want to be sure before tomorrow am.
For several days now it has been nothing but good news. It is wonderful to have every one excited about Lincoln's progress. He has come a long way already and has far to go but he is moving right along now! I have actually begun to think about what it would be like to have Lincoln home with us and be a family. I wasn't allowing myself to daydream the past few weeks, not knowing what would come. It has been so strange to have carried him for 8.5 months and give birth, and then go home every night without a baby. To be thin again and home with only Dan, sometimes it all seems like a dream. I am still unsure of the future, but it is looking better and better with each day Lincoln does well. I am looking forward to it.
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