LPCH Cath Conference

I got a call the other day telling me Caden's case was going to be officially presented at the weekly cath conference at LPCH (Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford) on Wednesday, January 16. During this conference all the cardiologists and surgeons decide if any further studies need to be done and determine whether or not surgery is needed and when. They also decide which patients are more urgent than others.

I remember when Caden was in the NICU waiting for surgery, he had to wait more than two weeks because there were other kids who were more critical than him. This was both a blessing and a curse because it meant he was doing well. But it meant that we had to wait longer for surgery and that meant a longer hospital stay.

So now we wait to hear from the surgeon in regards to the decision.