Now new and improved...

Shane is still in intensive care, so this is his mum updating on his behalf. He went into theatre at 9am and the operation lasted five hours. At about half past two I was able to see him. He was covered in tubes and drains and not yet breathing on his own, but the operation had gone well. He was very drowsy all afternoon but by about six was breathing better and waking up. The breathing tube was taken out but a while later he started to have trouble breathing and became very hot and distressed. Everyone flew around. He had an emergency X-ray and ultrasound and it was discovered that he was not very good on morphine, so he was given alternative pain relief and began to do better. His repaired heart, which we could see on the ultrasound, was perfect. He had calmed down a lot by the time I left him. This morning, after a good night, he is much calmer and sleeping well. I'm on a computer in a corner of the restaurant, so can't add any pictures at the moment, but I'll update this when I get a chance to go out. Thanks to everyone for their good wishes. Our boy is doing well.