Jude had his surgery today a little after 3 pm and the surgeon said everything went fine! Thank God for that. They made a small incision under his left armpit area and put a clamp on the ductus (which I now understand is more of a vessel than a valve). The surgeon said that Jude's was one of the biggest vessels he had seen on a baby of his small size. Because there was some bleeding after they applied the first clamp, they ended up using three clamps instead of the one, just to make sure the vessel would be fully closed. He'll carry those little clamps around in his body for the rest of his life!
All of his other vitals and everything were looking great. If he recovers well, he might be able to start taking some of Heidi's milk through a feeding tube in a couple days. Thank you all for your prayers. We'll keep praying for his brain bleed. His head is not showing any signs of swelling so far, so that is a good sign. We are hoping he recovers well and can keep progressing.
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Very good news. I pray they continue grow and become more and more and more healthy by the day.
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