Heart Cath

I had to drag Diego to the hospital this morning at 7:00am. I'm not sure where he got his stubbornness ;-)  By 9:00am he had gone back for the heart cath. He was very nervous, shaking in the bed and fighting back tears, but once they gave him versed in his IV, he was cool. The heart cath doctor said the procedure would take about 2 hours and he would be in contact with Dr Marx & Dr del Nido during the procedure.

A Diego quote, "Is it over?  Hmmm, that wasn't so bad. I don't know why I was so scared."  Dr Marx was still very pleased. The LV has the same pressures as the aorta which is great. There was some very brief heart block (electrical communication between the upper and lower chambers telling the heart to pump blood). This is typical with Diego's defect. He had this same brief issue in Houston. There is always the chance of Diego needing a pacemaker, but so far not necessary. He is recovering... beginning with popsicles and slowly moving into solid foods. He has to remain flat on his back for awhile to ensure the cath line entry point in the groin does not bleed. I can see in his eyes that he is so grateful to have this step behind him. We will be here for at least another 4 hours.