We got to the hospital at 5am. They took him to put him out by 7 and had him opened by 9. They said he scar tissue from the first heart surgery wasn't too bad so they didn't have any problems getting to his heart. They had the valve in and he was off bypass by 1pm. He wasn't happy with the breathing tube so they sedated him a little more and we finally saw him around 4 pm. Not quite as long as last time, but close.
He was in quite a bit of pain and as soon as he was even slightly coming out he began signing to the nurse what hurt and that he needed his tube suctioned. Thank goodness she had had some ASL in college. We got in there and she looked at us funny and asked if he knew sign. We told her that was his foreign language in high school. She was amazed he was lucid enough to do that. What they didn't catch he signed for his iPod and typed out short words. They're really amazed by how strong he is and once again he amazes his mother.
Hour by hour, then day by day or will get better. This is what I kept telling him when he was first upset. I wanted to cry for him so bad, but that would have made things harder for him. I pray things will just get more and more awesome for him.
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