"Meat and Potatoes"

Our nurse just came by again to say she is off the heart/lung machine and that the "meat and potatoes" of the surgery is now over.  Her heart is beating basically on its own, though there is a pacemaker assisting - there is some "heart block", i.e. the signals between her atrium and ventricles aren't making it consistently.  This happened in her first surgery too.

Conclusion on the IVC situation - no obstructions.  So the Glenn was completed as planned.

What is left is to put the drain tube(s) in, possibly move her arterial lines, and close up.  Still some room for complications, and these tasks will still take another two hours.  Looking good!

Our nurse is off now, and her relief came with her for this update... she will be back at 9:30 CST.