This afternoon I spoke with a PA at Stanford about Wren's pre-op appointments. I learned that he will be having an MRI on Thursday morning. He will not be able to eat solids after midnight or nurse between 7am and the sedation at 10am. Here is our schedule:
7.15am Registration and admitting
7.30am Clinic
8.30am Echo and EKG
10.00am MRI Check-in for sedation
10.30am MRI
11.30am Consultation
LUNCH
I think there will be an X-ray done at some point as well as a blood draw. Perhaps they can do those while he is sedated. We will learn more on Thursday.
Meanwhile, plans for non-hotel accommodation are looking extremely hopeful. When we arrive on Wednesday, we are going to meet a Stanford family who will be away for much of November. Through a friend of our neighbors, they have kindly offered to let us stay in their home on campus. This seems so wonderful that I am unable to believe it but they have said we can come over Wednesday PM to learn the ropes.
Josephine, the facilitator of our local CHD support group, has put me in touch with another Seattle family who have been down at Stanford for a month. Their newborn preemie (twin) who had an interrupted aortic arch repaired. They are being discharged on Thursday but I hope to speak with them and get advice to make our stay easier.
3 comments:
Good luck Shannon! I hope all goes exactly as planned with the course of surgery. I will be eager to know that he is okay!
Shannon, Josh, Frost & Wren:
We love you guys! You are all in our thoughts and prayers. We look forward to seeing you again after a successful surgery. Let us know if we can help out in any way.
- Shawn
Oh gosh, it's been a couple years now since we've gone thru it all..
it's a long day.. but they are so organized!
Good luck...
WE love Dr. Frank Hanley!
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