Well, we've been in Texas since Tuesday and just got back late this evening. We had an appointment with the OB doctor, Dr. Vines, on Wednesday. It went very well. I was nervous about changing doctors, but we really liked him. We're tentatively planning an induction for Friday, September 12th.
Wednesday afternoon we took the kids to Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine and stayed the night there. We met Phillip, Shelley, Cooper and Cade there (my brother, sister-in-law, and his kiddos) and had fun swimming and just hanging out. I'll try to add a few photos from there.
Our last appointment was today with the pediatric cardio-thoracic surgeon, Dr. Eric Mendeloff. He was very thorough and explained everything very well. He explained that the most difficult part of the arterial switch procedure is reattaching the cardiac arteries due to the different possibilities for anatomical differences in how they are attached. Unfortunately, they usually don't know exactly how they are attached until the surgery. So, we'll just be praying for the best. He would like for us to go back to Texas again prior to delivery for a fetal echo - an ultrasound of Maverick's heart - with the doctor he primarily works with. Dr. Mendeloff says he'll probably perform the operation on Monday or Tuesday (the 15th or 16th), but the actual day will just depend on how he's doing. He also says to plan on being there around 2 weeks after the operation (possibly only 10 days, or as long as 17 or more depending on how quickly he recovers and learns to eat, etc).
Wednesday afternoon we took the kids to Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine and stayed the night there. We met Phillip, Shelley, Cooper and Cade there (my brother, sister-in-law, and his kiddos) and had fun swimming and just hanging out. I'll try to add a few photos from there.
Our last appointment was today with the pediatric cardio-thoracic surgeon, Dr. Eric Mendeloff. He was very thorough and explained everything very well. He explained that the most difficult part of the arterial switch procedure is reattaching the cardiac arteries due to the different possibilities for anatomical differences in how they are attached. Unfortunately, they usually don't know exactly how they are attached until the surgery. So, we'll just be praying for the best. He would like for us to go back to Texas again prior to delivery for a fetal echo - an ultrasound of Maverick's heart - with the doctor he primarily works with. Dr. Mendeloff says he'll probably perform the operation on Monday or Tuesday (the 15th or 16th), but the actual day will just depend on how he's doing. He also says to plan on being there around 2 weeks after the operation (possibly only 10 days, or as long as 17 or more depending on how quickly he recovers and learns to eat, etc).
