Pre-op with surgeon down

Pre-op with the surgeon is down and pre-op at the hospital is Wed. and then the big day on Thursday. Evan filled his pre-op appointment by making the surgeon laugh. The surgeon explained that he will have 3 options ready to go on Thursday. One is to simply cut the kink out and sew the artery back together. This would only be an option if the kink is small and the artery is not narrowed elsewhere and/or the branches off the artery are not narrowed. The 2nd option is Contegra (sp) cow artery and valve - this is only an option if all that is narrowed is the lpa and/or valve - if the branches are also narrowed this option is out. The last option is homograft human left pulmonary artery valve and branches and this will be used if there is narrowing in the branches off the left pulmonary artery as well as the artery and valve. Of course my prayer is that whatever would last the longest and cause another surgery to either not be needed ever or for a very long time be the option that is chosen. This is the surgeon's call and I pray God will guide him to the right decision. We are spending these last few days to meet Evan's new 1st Grade teacher and have a little fun. We are meeting friends today for lunch at a pizza shop where a train brings around your drinks. Dinner this evening with family and Tue. to rest and pack. Church yesterday was emotional and the prayer with the pastor had tears streaming down my face. Thank you for your prayers, emails and messages... keep them coming!