May each and every wish come true! Counting the seconds until we can celebrate with you!

Cath Dr. Esch and Friedman met with us at around 4:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Forgive me for the delay. I am still trying to process:

Marsh is comfortable and resting. We napped then watched The Grinch and The Cat in The Hat.

He is extubated.
He is in moderate heart failure.
He has moderate pulmonary vein stenosis.
A (significant) seven ounces of fluid were drained from the right lung.
The left pulmonary veins were nearly closed off entirely.
The right pulmonary veins had narrowed so significantly that Dr. Esch placed a larger stent.

He also has AVMs out of the right lung which are interfering with the relationship between his heart and liver.

He had a collateral artery off of his jugular that wrapped around to his neck that was coiled.

He is still in junctional bradycardia rhythm.

The Glenn pressures are elevated but “should come down as fluid comes off.”

The plan is to keep Marsh comfortable and manage the pulmonary vein stenosis with more frequent caths as long as the veins hold and also attempt to get all parts of his precious heart working together with the help of the pacemaker.

The team has determined that moving forward to surgery for a pacemaker is on the agenda. The time is yet to be determined.

Please, please, please keep Marsh in your thoughts, prayers, and hearts❤

They are now dilating the left veins and will be wrapping up in the next hour or so.

Then we meet with Dr Esch (the cath lab doctor)…

And finally see Marsh once he is settled on 8 South

More dilating of the veins

Balloon dilating the veins now.

Will be a couple of more hours.

They just called with the update. They drained a significant amount of fluid off of the right lung and his saturations came up.

He stable and he is ok.

The cath doctor is doing the measurements right now in terms of function, pressures, and such.

They will update me (and you all) in another hour.

The cath nurse just called. He laughed all the way to sleep. Old iv out, new in. Gaining access now. Cath is underway officially once the sheaths are placed

They took him back. They will call in an hour with an update.

Morning from 8 South!

The night was the same as they have been since the cardioversion. He is sleeping peacefully after staying up late eating popcorn and lemonade.

Echo is underway now.
Cath mid day.
Plans after the cath may include a pacemaker depending upon cath findings.

Hugs, love, and thanks❤

Thank you to Upstate and the home team.Thank you for the safe ride AMR with Miss Melanie, Miss Mary, and crew.Dr Friedman was part of the welcoming crew here at 8 South.The plan is snacks tonight.Cath tomorrow unless he is bumped…