Colston had another echo this morning to check the fluid around his heart. It has built up a little bit more.
The doctors say it is right on the border of going in and draining the fluid and waiting to see if it absorbs on its own but because he is having episodes of bradychardia and desaturating, they want to play it safe and get the fluid out now.
They are doing this by opening a small window in his previous incision and draining it that way versus a small needle where he wouldnt have to be opened back up at all. They dont have a good access point doing it the "less invasive" way.
Luckily (if you want to call it luck) he is already intubated and has the central line in his neck so that takes time away from how long he will be in the OR.
Justin and I are so scared because it seems like everytime they say "the risk with this is very low", something happens.
But, it needs to be done so we are putting all of our faith and trust in the doctors hands.
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