The ball is rolling...

After talking with our doctor in Seattle a few times this week, it was decided this afternoon that Maddie will have her Pre-Glenn Catheterization done next week. We had a cardiology appt. scheduled for next Wednesday but Dr. Seslar (and we) believes that Maddie's behavior and sats show that she's ready for her cath procedure and she's just telling us that surgery time is close. A cardiac catheterization procedure is done prior to surgery to help the doctors determine the best way to treat more complex conditions. The information gathered during the cath is used to figure out timing for surgery or to plan for the operation itself. In Maddie's case, the doctors will be able to clearly see her shunt and how it's functioning, as well as the rest of her heart. From this, the shunt may need some tweaking which would hopefully buy us some more time before surgery by bringing her sats up as well as her energy level, eating, and her color. They would do this with a balloon procedure in the cath lab. If no tweaking is necessary then she's clearly outgrown her shunt and ready for the Glenn. So scheduling will be calling first thing Monday morning with our date, time and details. Looks like the ball is rolling now!