Friday, Evynn was able to tolerate a CT scan. In order for Evynn to safely go the CT she had to have a cardiovascular surgeon go with her and hold her chest strings up until the very moment the scanner was on. She had to stay stable for 1minute unsuspended. It was quite a production.
The team was hoping that using a stent in a heart catheter procedure would correct the problem with her IVC. Unfortunately, Evynn's suregon feels the stent would not work as a long term solution. So instead tomorrow Evynn will be discussed at surgical conference and they will decide when she should go back to the O.R. for another open heart surgery. The debate is balancing minimizing the risk of infection by doing it sooner vs giving her body more time to recover from the massive trauma of having a transplant. The CT also showed more clots have formed in her jugular viens, which could explain the swings in blood pressure.
For now Evynn remains chest suspend, vented and fully sedated. Her journey is going to be much longer before she is safe and home.
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