Here is what we are dealing with lung wise. The picture on the right is directly following Garrett's repair surgery. The big black area is where all the extra organs were removed from. This big black area should normally be completely filled with lung tissue. The small lobe at the top is what little left lung tissue was there.
The picture on the left is several hours out from sugery. The dark area has now been filled with fluid and air. The left lung expanded slightly following surgery as well. Hopefully it will continue to expand in the days to come. It is very small, so it has a LOT of growing to do to make my baby better!
Here I 'tried' to outline his lung tissue. Once again, the picture on the right is directly following surgery. The picture on the left is several hours after surgery.
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We can all only hope and pray that now that there is room for his lung tissue to expand that it will do so !! Continued prayer for little Garrett !! Love, Lindy
ReplyDeleteGreat illustration. Looks like improvement already. Prayers continue flowing!
ReplyDeleteSarah - Mville
You're making experts out of all of us. I like what I see.
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