Category: Updates
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I Believe
Read more: I BelieveShe believed and so she did 💪🏻❤️
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A Feisty Warrior
Read more: A Feisty WarriorIt’s been a long night. I haven’t slept more than 3hrs in the last 3 days. Katja had a bumpy night. Her body is still having a hard time purging the additional CO2 from Bypass. Her blood gases have been really high all night. With all her rejection meds, steroids and epi her glucose was…
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The Long Night
Read more: The Long NightWe have a long night ahead of us… But she’s already breaking through sedation and complaining about her mask squishing her nose. She is already extubated, pace wires are in but so far not needed. Some of her blood work is a little high and we’ll spend the evening getting that in order but she’s…
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Read more: untitled post 1151Update: Closing her took slightly longer than expected but she is finally in recovery. We should be allowed back soon to see her. Everything looks really good. Both her surgeons are very happy with the results. I wish I could say “the hard part is over” but the next 48hrs are critical for her. Her…
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She’s done!
Read more: She’s done!Katja is off Bypass and her heart is doing great! Everything looks perfect. She’s being closed up and sent to recovery soon. 💜
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Phase 2
Read more: Phase 2Katja has now been placed on Bypass. Her body is being supported by the machine. Over the next few hours, her surgeons will disconnect her Aortic root and pulmonary artery. They will replace them with the living donor tissue. The most critical stage will follow after, getting her off Bypass and allowing the heart to…
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Phase 1
Read more: Phase 1We have first incision. Surgery has started and is progressing well. ❤️
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The Wait Begins
Read more: The Wait BeginsThere was a bit of a delay this morning as another heart warrior received a full heart transplant. Katja is now back and prep for surgery has begun. Now we wait …. ❤️❤️❤️
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We Got a Heart!
Read more: We Got a Heart!The Heart is Good!! ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💜 Katja will be heading back for her Partial Heart Transplant in 30 mins. Please pray for her. It will be a really long day. I will update here, her GFM and her blog as I get updates from the OR. They will be limited and pretty spaced out. Surgery will…
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Update
Read more: UpdateUpdate: Heart has arrived. Everything so far is looking really good. They need to double check blood typing, antibodies and a few other things. They were hoping to get that completed by this evening for a midnight surgery but unfortunately the lab is taking longer than anticipated. Surgery was moved to tomorrow morning with a…
Confessions of a Mended Heart 