Natalie just came out of surgery, and the surgeon said it went great. She isn’t back to her room yet, but we’re waiting. It looks like less than a week of recovery if things go as planned. We’ve learned not to take anything for granted, but we’re hoping to be back home later next week. We miss our home and Bismarck, and we’re ready to get back. I’ll update again later.
Good afternoon,
We got some more good news today. They’re finally going to let Natalie start eating normal food (milk) today. Her heart has continued to respond well, and they are not planning any surgery yet. The left ventricle is still small, and they will see how she responds when eating normally. If she is able to thrive with her heart the way it is, then they will be able to let her go on without any surgery at this time. We will continue to pray for her. We will post again as soon as we know more.
Heidi is recovering well, and her feet and hands look like feet and hands again.
Hi everyone,
They discontinued Natalie’s medications at 2:00 this morning. So far, Natalie’s heart is functioning very well. She will remain in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and will be closely observed for the next few days.
If all goes well, it sounds like they will need to perform some less major surgeries than we had expected. If her heart doesn’t respond well in the next few days, then they will have to perform the same three-stage surgeries that we had been expecting all along. So, we will continue to pray that her heart continues to function properly so that we can get her home sooner rather than later.
Heidi is doing very well, and is feeling better every day. We did some shopping today and bought some clothes for Natalie. The doctors and staff here have been tremendous, and we are very thankful that Natalie is here.
We had some good news for Natalie. Her heart has developed better than what was expected initially. Her left ventricle is closer to normal size than what was expected, and they are going to pull her off of meds at 2:00 am tonight. They will closely monitor her in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, and she’ll be staying there for the foreseeable future. How her heart reacts without medication will dictate the type of surgery she will require. There is a possibility that she won’t require the intense, three stage surgery that we had anticipated.
So, please keep Natalie in your prayers, they are being answered and we are very thankful.
Good evening (err.. morning),
A long day is over, and Natalie Jean Henke came into this world at 11:29 pm on 6/7/2012. She’s over in the NICU now, and is in very good hands. We’ll be praying for her. Heidi is doing well, and is recovering. We’ll post more tomorrow, because I’m tired right now.
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