Results........

Alex's appt. went really well today. There was some confusion in scheduling, so the MRI didn't take place. He did, however, receive the sedated echocardiogram. He was so cute! They had to give him a little more to sedate him than they typically do with other kids, which proves that he really is a pistol! He is definately not like his brother! Sam is so docile, and Alex is a firecracker! We knew he would be, because he has to be! Here is a cute pic of him sacked out and happy!

He weighed in at 15 lbs. 6 oz. and 26 in. long. The cardiologist was again pleased with his progress. The surgery is still planned for Nov. 4th as long as his blood work on Nov. 3rd comes back good and he is free from any sickness.
So, here we go. I will try to explain this so that it is understandable. It confuses me until I have time to sit and re-hash it in my mind. His cardiologist said the he still has more blood flow to his lungs than they like to see. He should have oxygen saturations between 80-85%, and he is usually 85-92%. So really by now most kids have a bluish coloring to them, luckily (for our eyes) Alex doesn't. The only problem with his increased blood flow to his lungs is that it might make it more difficult to treat him post-operatively, leading to a longer hospital stay. He has increased his diuretics to hopefully remove enough fluid before surgery to help this out. The cardiologist will talk with the surgeon this week to discuss if they want to do a cardiac catheterization prior to surgery to get an accurate pressure reading (how much blood flow) in his pulmonary arteries. That way they will have a baseline before surgery. The cardiac cath would be just a same day in and out kind of thing, but still sedating and doing a procedure on him.
So right now we are just waiting to hear from the hospital if we are going to do this. We really hope we won't have to for Alex's sake, but we want the very best for him. We feel very confident with our doctors and their decision making, so at this point, that is what we have to go on.
We can't thank each of you enough for your continued prayers and support. It means so much to us. We know that Heavenly Father will continue to bless Alex. He has been so merciful and poured out his blessings unto Alex and our family. Your prayers have blessed us in so many ways and we are so grateful to each of you for taking the time to think of and pray for our family.