Hi All,

Norah had her surgery today and according to the surgeon he said it could have not gone any better. Apparently she came right off of the bypass machine and her heart started right back up on it's own. She is pretty heavily sedated and has not really moved a muscle. She is hooked up to multiple medications. Shortly after getting back to her room Norah started have runs of V-tach, or a scary heart rhythm. The Doc said it is not uncommon for the heart to have some arrhythmias like her after surgery due to the heart being irritable. They started her on some medication to "quite down the heart." It has helped some but she is still have some runs of the arrhythmia. I nearly faint when I see it, but the Physicians are aware and are treating it but not over concerned at this point. The hope is that as her heart heals things will settle down  more and the issues will resolve with time. Norah will most likely be on the ventilator for a couple more days due to the rocky course she had leading up to the surgery. Since she has been intubated for so long already it will take time to wean her. They do not want to rush anything. Thank you all again for your kind words and prayers. We are so thankful to have this day nearly over and look forward to getting Norah healed and home.

Day of Surgery, No hats allowed today :)