Well it has been over and week and Nathan is doing remarkable well.
He was in ICU (intensive Care Unit) from Monday after the op until Wednesday morning when he was moved to the HD (High Dependency) section of the ward. He had three drains removed on Wednesday and still had two drains into the lung area to drain the fluid. He had a catheter in but this was removed on Weds or Thursday. He is also on morphine drip and, until Sunday morning, he was on oxygen.
When I saw him this morning he looked really good and the Drs are talking about removing the remaining two drains and the morphine drip.
Once that is done he will be able to wander around. It will make a big difference. He still has some fluid in the lungs to get rid of but it is draining less each day as he gets better.
At this stage we do not know when he will be home but the worst is over.
The picture above shows what was done to the outside of the heart, inside the heart is now one chamber divided so the blood comes in one area and out the other.
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