Surgery

Surgery went well today. From the time we left him headed to the operating room to the time we got to see him in his room was about seven and a half hours. He is in a lot of discomfort but is doing well. They did not go in through his sternum at all, which is a positive. The negative side of it is the fact that the leads are still imbedded in his heart from the infected pacemaker. Dr Fortuna said the area around the infected generator was very "grungy" and required a lot of cleaning but he is confident he was able to clean it all up. He has a new pediatric one that you can barely see, which is amazing. He has a vaccum dressing on that he will have for approximately four to six weeks which is relatively rare to send someone home with...lucky us. He'll continue IV antibiotics for an undecided amount of time, but we are optimistic. All in all I guess he is doing as well as expected. We are all tired and relieved, but happy so far with the outcome. We'll keep you posted. Sorry this is somewhat cryptic, I am going on three hours of sleep.