Jonathan came out of surgery about 3:30, about 7 hours after they first started, and he’s doing ok! Dr. Teodori was not able to repair the valves, but he was able to remove an enlarged portion of the aorta so it is now normal sized, he moved Jon’s pulmonary valve to replace the faulty aortic one, and he used a cadaver transplant valve to replace Jon’s old pulmonary valve. In plain English, the surgery seems to be a success! Jon’s heart started right up after they took him off of the bypass machine. He is starting to wake up and seems mostly frustrated with the respirator tube that is down his throat. The doctors are considering removing it tonight, but might wait until tomorrow depending on his oxygen levels. He is able to nod his head and squeeze our hands, and seems to be tolerating recovery like a champ! If all goes well, he will be released from the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Friday or Saturday. Please continue to pray for a rapid recovery. Your thoughts and prayers mean a lot to Jon and our whole family. I will update you all as things progress,
Melissa
Wahoo! Great news! Thanks for the update. Get well soon, Jon.
LeeAnne
September 25th, 2006
Awesome news! We will definitely continue to pray for Jon.
Donnie
September 25th, 2006
Jon & Family-
I’m so relieved to hear surgery went smoothly. I wish you the speediest of recoveries!!
M
Michelle Eier-icrossing
September 26th, 2006
I’m so glad all went well! More good thoughts are coming your way.
Tina Rose - iCrossing
September 26th, 2006
So glad to hear everything went well! We’re all thinking about you, Jon. You’ll be back at work in no time (is that a good thing??) He he
Beth Fox
September 26th, 2006
Glad to hear it! Hang in there bud, you’ll be up and about soon enough - Don’t rush it
Our prayers for a quick and minimally frustrating recovery continue. Now…start getting better
Jayson Akers - iCrossing
September 26th, 2006
Jon-
I’m happy to hear everything went well. Stay strong buddy! You’re in my thoughts. . .
Loved your pics of Mt. Rainier and Yellowstone by the way. Reminds me of my NW home (Oregon) and growing up in SE Idaho near Yellowstone. Used to go there all of the time.
Get well Jon!
Seth Nickerson
September 26th, 2006
Get well soon Jon!! I am glad to hear things went great. Hang in there!!
Jill
September 26th, 2006
That is awesome everything turned out great. get well soon Jon.
Matt Lerche
September 26th, 2006
Man, that’s great to hear that you’re doing well Jon! Thanks to your sister for keeping us all posted. Too bad I can’t put a fish on the board for your sister. Not only does she not work here, but your fish take up all the space on the board!! Haha!!
I was going to put a spammy link on here just to give you a laugh and see if you could figure out who it was, but looks like Lerche beat me to it!! LOL - J/K Matt!
See you soon Jon. Take Care.
Oliver Tani
September 26th, 2006