Day 19

...and on the 19th day there was news, BIG NEWS.

First thing this morning, Santiago's cardiologist came to see us. She told us that we would not be going home tomorrow. We would be staying until his Glenn. I immediately told her we wanted Dr. Starnes to do the surgery. This wasn't a surprise to her. She knows he is THE reason we relocated to LA. But, as you can imagine, the #1 pediatric heart surgeon in LA has a tight schedule. I was prepared for them to tell us that the next available date with him would be several weeks from now. In my head I was imagining all the push-ups I'd be doing to pass the time. Oh man, I'd be so buff by the time surgery rolled around.

A little while later, Mr. Superstar Surgeon, Dr. Starnes himself(!) was standing in our room. He said something that made my jaw drop. Thursday. He said he would do Santi's Glenn on Thursday. Like this week, Thursday. I could not believe my ears. Mostly because we had heard that he was booked for the next week or two.

After reviewing Santi's chart, the images from the heart catheterization and knowing that he's been struggling with his sats even on 2 liters of oxygen, Starnes feels like this is something that needs to happen ASAP.

By age, Santi is a little young for the Glenn. It usually happens at 5 or 6 months old. Santi will be 16 weeks on Friday. However, by size, he's ready. Our hungry hungry hippo weighs 14.6lbs already! Abe and I knew this day would come, we just didn't think it would be this week. We are thrilled that Starnes is making time for us and we know our little love is in the best hands.

I know we have a lot of people praying and sending us all their positive energy. We certainly feel the love. Please continue to keep Santi in your thoughts on Thursday as he undergoes his second open heart surgery.