Surgery Update # 5

According to Matthew's surgeon the surgery was a success. The next 12 to 24 hours are critical for him but everything appears to be going well. The surgery revealed yet one more defect in Matthew's heart. His right subclavian artery which is the main artery supplying blood to his right arm didn't form correctly. His surgeon spent an hour and a half trying to save it but was not able to. The good news is that the human body is resilient and Matthew's body will soon form new blood vessels to supply blood to the arm and he should have no issues with arm function. The only real side effect from losing this artery will be an inability to get a accurate blood pressure reading on the right side. It will otherwise function as it should.

That's it for updates today. We've only been able to see him for about 5 minutes since he came out of surgery and we're now able to go spend time with him. We'll provide another update tomorrow.

Thank you for your prayers and concern.

Love,
Craig & Amy