Update #6

Update #6:  "Rebekah just got off the heart/lung bypass machine.  They are working on getting some bleeding stopped and closing her up.  May be an hour or so more."

Yay!!  It sounds like they are going to finish up sooner than they thought in update #5!  That's good news!  We think, from talking to the surgeon on Friday, that being on the heart/lung bypass machine means that she had to have her original conduit replaced and that he wasn't able to just patch into it with the new conduit.  Of course, this is just an educated guess, since we haven't specifically heard that from the surgeon or medical staff.  Will be anxious to hear directly from the surgeon what he was able to do.  Definitely will mean a little extra recovery in the PCICU after having been on the heart/lung bypass (also known as ECMO).

We are off to grab some lunch quick, so our next update may be a bit later.  Will keep you all posted!!

Nancy