Our Little Monkey Goes Back to the Cath Lab

After we were discharged from the hospital following Hudson’s Glenn surgery, he started acting unusual.  By Tuesday we knew something was wrong and we brought him back to the hospital and were readmitted on Wednesday October 2^nd, just 4 days after we had gone home.  We have been in the hospital ever since because they discovered that Hudson had a type of pleural effusion known as a chylothorax, which can be a complication from pediatric cardiac surgeries.  The medical team placed a chest tube on Wednesday and then started treating the chylothorax by changing the diet.  Hudson was transitioned from fortified breastmilk to a special low-fat formula.  He had an unusual adverse reaction to that formula and so he was switched to another brand.  They had hoped this would resolve the chylothorax, but unfortunately it has not.  The physicians have decided to perform a heart cath today to check for clots as well as look at the pressures in the heart and pulmonary arteries.  I’m sorry I have not updated the blog sooner, but this has been an incredibly stressful 2 weeks with lots of questions and few answers.  Please pray for Hudson today during his heart cath (he is the 3^rd case so it may be around 11-12am) as well as that the chylothorax will resolve.

Can we go home Mom?

Sweet sock monkey baby