update on my dad

Dad is doing better today. yesterday was rough, as the doctors thought he was having a postoperative heart attack. he was transferred from children's hospital (where the surgery was) to the University Heart Hospital. Although all the signs looked like a heart attack, the emergent cardiac cath showed no evidence of blockage or damage to the heart. Following the cath he improved quite a bit, and is now stable (although still in the ICU). we are hoping for a rapid recovery from this point, as based on the findings from surgery yesterday he will require a much more extensive surgery in the next few months to repair the pulmonic valve, as well as an aortic aneurysm and the aortic valve. i am hopeful for no further complications from this point, and he will hopefully be able to go home early next week.