Post surgery update

Thank you to everyone who kept us in your thoughts and prayers yesterday. Atticus did great during his surgery. Dr Bradley managed to perform the Tricuspid Valve repair. The gradient in his aorta turned out to not be as bad as they thought, so he didn't have to do anything about it.

Atticus has been recovering like a champion! They were able to extubate him at 3AM this morning, and have begun to wean down some of his medicines. The function of the valve has looked great on his echocardiograms so far. Please continue to pray that the repair stays repaired, and that we won't have to worry about a mechanical valve.

They're keeping him pretty sedated for now. He'll wake up for a few mins, give us a weak smile, feel around for his Cookie Monster, and go back to sleep. The only problem he's having so far is that he is "eating through" platelets again. So please also continue to pray that he can keep these numbers up.

The game plan for today is to keep him comfortable, mostly sedated, and to try to wean him down to just Milrinone. We're so thankful for the team of doctors and nurses here that are working around the clock to take care of our little fighter! As always, keep on prayin'!!