Cath Complete

They completed the Cath around 12:30 and we went back to see Landon shortly after.  He was upset and somewhat out of it for a while, which we have learned is normal for his post-anesthesia self but it's still not very pleasant.  After a little while of recovering in the pre/post unit on the 3rd floor they sent him back up to his room on the 9th floor. 

He napped for a little bit and woke up and wanted to watch "balloon movie" (Up) so we are relaxing and watching that for now while he eats a snack (his first food of the day).  He had to lay flat for 4 hours after the Cath and luckily we are almost done with that so hopefully we can get him up soon and let him go explore a little bit.

The Cath itself went well - everything heart function wise looks good.  They did say he threw up andd aspirated a little bit but not enough that they felt it was a concern.  We will continue to watch him closely but if it was going to be a problem we think he would have started showing signs by now.  He had a few collateral vessels that they put tiny coils in to help cut them off and keep them from getting any bigger but the doctor who did the Cath did not necessarily think that was a major cause of the fluid.  So in the long term, the Cath provided very good news about Landon's heart function but as far as the fluid goes, it doesn't sound like it provided a quick solution.  As far as we know we will have to continue to wait and hope it subsides.  There is one other treatment option that we know of but we will see how things go for a few days before moving forward with that.  Again, we know that time will eventually solve the problem, it's just a matter of how much time.

Thanks again for your prayers today.  Despite the fact that it is not the quick solution we hoped for it is still good news for Landon's long-term health.