Successful Surgery!

We just spoke with Dr. Mavroudis, who was very happy with the outcome of the surgery and described it to us in great detail.

My quick ignorant summary: he patched 4 holes (2 with gore-tex, 2 with borrowed pericardium from the pericardial sack that surrounds the heart), sutured another one closed, and left a tiny one, which she can live with. He also removed an obstructing "mystery muscle," which is occasionally found, and apparently known in the literature as "muscle x." Finally, he determined that the pulmonary artery was wide enough, despite the stenosis.

We should be able to see Bayla within the hour, once she is situated in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.