MRI and Echo

Today was Koal's sedated MRI and echocardiogram.  We arrived at the hospital nice and early and after some "magic juice" Koal started feeling pretty silly (and remembers NOTHING!) and sleepy.  They took him back around 7:45AM and performed both the MRI and echo while he slept the morning away! All went well with both tests and recovery was, of course, so funny.

 Drugs + Kids = HILARIOUS

After some pretty funny stories, a lot of  non-sense and a good 10 minutes of trying to convince me there was something on the floor I HAD to see (nothing...there was NOTHING on the floor to look at! Not. One. Thing.), Koalton started to wake up and had some delicious cheese-its and apple juice.  We stopped to have a lung scan after MRI recovery, and then we were on our way! It took him a good 3-4 hours to really wake up and get his energy back, but once he did he was wired! We had a fun day with stops at the playground and walking trail, a cookout at the house we're staying at, a trip to Target and the ice cream shop, and even a late night subway ride.

Koal LOVED seeing Auvy as he was waking up! 

Dr. Powell, our fantastic cardiologist here at Boston Children's called us this evening to let us know we're on for the catheterization on Friday.  Both the MRI and lung scan showed that for some reason there is less blood flow to Koal's left lung than his right.  It seems as though his left lung may be a little smaller as well.  Dr. Powell said he has no explanation for these things, so he's hoping that the cath will help give us more info on the blood flow to Koal's lungs.  The cath will also help measure pressures more accurately and give the surgical team more insight into the state of his heart and what needs to be done.

Thanks for all your continued prayers for Koal and all of us.  Adam's ankle is feeling so much better today and is definitely healing well!  Koal had a great day both in the hospital and out. Please pray that the cath would reveal all the information needed about Koal's lungs and blood flow to them, as well as identify exactly what needs to happen with his conduit and baffle reconstruction. Tomorrow is a day away from the hospital...YAAAAYYYYYY!!! I think we'll sleep in (which really just means I will NOT have to set an alarm for 5AM!) and have a little fun in Boston. Thank you, again, for keeping us in your prayers...we definitely feel it and appreciate it SO very much!

Auvy and Daddy hanging out in the hospital garden.