Here We Go...

Hey Guys, Adam here, keeping everybody up to date on today's procedure. They just took her back about 30 minutes ago. When asked how long the procedure would take, Dr. McClure at first said "I don't know", but then estimated around 2-4 hours. He did not think that it would take as long as the previous procedure, which was 6.5 hours!

So here is the run down of the procedure. This new aneurysm developed most likely because there was a very small artery that was not seen on the previous procedure, so it did not get embolized. The sac that was left from the previous aneurysm created a vacuum that is bringing blood back into it from this small artery. In this procedure, they are going to go in and fill up the sac with glue or other embolic material in order to prevent any more blood from filling up the sac.

He did say there was a chance that they could get in there and not see a feeding artery and thus not be able to access the sac. This would prevent them from filling it up, meaning that the aneurysm would remain intact. At that point, we would just have to continuously monitor it to make sure that it is not growing. If it did continue to grow to the point of being at a high risk for rupture, our only other option would be to remove her kidney. Please pray that this does not happen as we want this issue to be fully behind us so that it is not constantly hanging over our heads.

Other prayer requests include a non-eventful recovery. The last procedure left her in a considerable amount of post-op pain. Please pray that this is minimal and she is able to make a full recovery quickly. We also need this procedure to be fully effective and for complete healing to take place so that the issue does not re-occur.

I will post an update to Facebook as soon as she is out and we get a report from the Dr. Thank you all for your prayers and support through this long difficult road we have travelled. It is definitely carrying us through.