Update on Tyler

Tyler had his surgery today. Everything went very well. The surgeon was very pleased. They tried to take his breathing tube out shortly after we were able to see him. Unfortunately, he was still drugged up and they quickly found he needed the extra breathing assistance. They'll try again later as he starts waking up today or early tomorrow.

He looks pretty good, but swollen - especially in head and arms. The rerouting of the arteries created more pressure in the upper body, so that will take some time for him to get use to. He should look better in a couple of weeks. His extremities have a lot more color than prior to the surgery and we're hopeful that he won't need to be on oxygen at all by the time he comes home.

We have pics, but we're still at the hospital and don't have the cable to upload them. As soon as we can, I'll post some.