Post Fontan - Day 1

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6:30am: Henry is finally resting this morning. They needed to give him another dose of the sedative, Lorazepam, for him to sleep. He is confused and anxious being hooked up to the IVs, wires and O2 and was up most of the night. As he was already extubated when we got to see him, he was able to have some ice chips during the night. It's their hope to ween him off his meds during the next twelve hours (morphine, lorazepam and a blood pressure med).

As a follow-up, we spoke to Dr. Starnes yesterday evening and he noted that the Fontan went as routine as to be expected. He was very pleased with the results of the surgery.