Out of Surgery

We just spoke with the surgeon and Shawn is out of surgery and back in the ICU.  The good news is that he made it but the bad news is that just about his entire colon was gray dead tissue and had to be removed as well as a small section of his small intestine.  They also bruised a section of his liver during the surgery which ruptured and bled.  They had a lot of trouble with bleeding with all the heart meds he is on hurting his clotting ability so he is getting a heavy dose of blood transfusion.  His belly was left open since the surgeon will need to go back in in 24 to 48 hours to ensure the diseased tissue did not spread further and to clean up from the excess bleeding.  The next 24 hours will be very scary as they try to stabilize Shawn from this surgery coupled with the heart issues.

The surgeon said that if and when everything else gets sorted out with his heart he will be able to make Shawn digestive system work properly without a colon.  This procedure should have a minimal impact  on his life.

This will have a major affect on his surgical plan and will likely push everything back regarding his heart until this mess is sorted out and stable.

I hope this makes sense...... I'm an emotional wreck right now.