It was a toughie but Aria is good
Aria is out of surgery and in PICU.
We spent time with Dr Botha post surgery and spoke to him at length. Â It was harder than expected because of the mess that was her insides when they opened her up. Â It took a long time to remove her organs and it was the hardest part. Â Because her bowel was biopsied at 20cm lengths when she was first born there were little holes and it was stuck to her liver, spleen and abdominal cavity. Â It was a real mess and junk everywhere from her bowel. Â So she will need to be opened up again in 24/48 hours for a complete washout. Â It is disappointing but not surprising.
The other thing was hooking up her new kidneys with her existing ones.  She now has 4 kidneys.  But it was tricky to get them connected so they ‘wired’ them in to her existing pipes.  Ok so it is a lot more complex than that but that is what I understood.
Hamish and I managed sleep and are feeling good. Â We are feeling positive and grateful to so many people. Â We have an amazing sense of peace.
There is a VERY VERY rough road ahead for Aria. Â The toughest part of her journey is to come. Â PLEASE KEEP PRAYING. Â The surgery was the ‘easy’ part.
We have seen her but it is very busy in her room. Â She looks good to me but lots of wires and tubes and she is on a vent to help her breathe. Â She is pale but less yellow, that liver is starting to clear.
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# 6 Feb at 11:46 am
yay yay yay she is out of surgery.
thinking of you guys.
# 6 Feb at 11:55 am
so good to hear! Will keep praying! Love and lots of cyber hugs to all of you 😉
# 6 Feb at 11:56 am
thinking of you guys and of wee Aria! She is such a good girl and a fighter – i just know she is going to do great!
# 6 Feb at 12:01 pm
Praising God for the skill of the surgeons and praying for peace for you as you continue to trust Him each step of the way. “The LORD is good, and His mercy endures forever”
# 6 Feb at 12:09 pm
Amazing! Still praying lots and lots 🙂 God is amazing x
# 6 Feb at 12:14 pm
Awww bless her xxx xxx luv and hugs xxx
# 6 Feb at 12:21 pm
Such great news to hear! Thinking of you guys and the recovery ahead xx
# 6 Feb at 12:21 pm
So happy to hear she is doing well. Sending all our love, hugs and healing.
xxx
# 6 Feb at 12:24 pm
Gosh, amazing surgeons! Praying on for Aria and you all. Much love X
# 6 Feb at 12:28 pm
Praise the Lord!! So very happy happy happy =D =D =D Aria will pull through. Peace and love to you all. Praying everyday XOXOXOXOX
# 6 Feb at 12:28 pm
Praise the Lord that phase one is complete and Praise the Lord for such competent surgeons. We will be praying for you all at Redeemer today.
In Christ
Tony
# 6 Feb at 12:35 pm
Praise the Lord! May His face contiune to shine upon you in the coming days!
# 6 Feb at 12:39 pm
Wonderful news. We are praying, praying, praying – for Aria, for you, for the donor family.
# 6 Feb at 12:42 pm
Brilliant. Thanks for updating us all. Love to you all x
# 6 Feb at 12:52 pm
Thank you Lord!! Continuing to pray…
# 6 Feb at 12:55 pm
Great news. Praise God for His goodness. Praying for you as always. Love to all.
# 6 Feb at 1:05 pm
Our love and thoughts are with you all
# 6 Feb at 1:05 pm
So amazing and exciting. Go Aria! Praying without ceasing for you all. Loads of love xxx
# 6 Feb at 1:15 pm
Praising G od and continuing to pray…
In His love,
Carolyn O’Cain
# 6 Feb at 1:15 pm
Loving father, thank you for your timing and providing for Aria – protect her now against rejection and infection and give her strength for the next operation.
Love to all of you xx
# 6 Feb at 1:16 pm
Keeping Aria and the family in my thoughts – an amazing journey so far for such a little but tough girl. Kia kaha with faith!
# 6 Feb at 1:20 pm
Hurray!! So glad to hear that thus far things have gone well! The Lord has sent his angels to spread their protective wings over your daughter, and yourselves — and undoubtedly has sent some to hug the donor family and to comfort them during this most difficult time!!
I will continue to pray – that Aria continues to take great strides towards a magnificent recovery! I will pray too that you and Hamish and Asher will find the strength to continue to cope!!
Your family is always in my thoughts, despite the fact we’ve never met! Wishing you all the best!
# 6 Feb at 1:22 pm
Hello I have been following your blog for about a month now. I am happy to hear that Aria received her new organs and is now out of surgery. My daughter received a liver transplant almost three months ago. I was able to be her donor. It is a modern day miracle the wonders that can be performed today. God is truly in charge. I wish you the best and pray for a speedy recovery for Aria and peace for her donors family.
# 6 Feb at 1:36 pm
Yay praise God! Glad the op went smoothly – they sound like such amazing surgeons! Will continue to pray especially as Aria goes thru the toughest stage yet..
# 6 Feb at 1:56 pm
Aren’t the surgeons amazing – I just don’t know how they can do such skilled work. Grateful to hear Aria is in PICU now and on the other side of transplant. Will be with you all the way as Aria starts her recovery.
# 6 Feb at 2:05 pm
Praise God… keeping you in our prayers always and especially for the journey ahead of you so far… FOR I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU SAYS THE LORD!
# 6 Feb at 2:05 pm
Praise the Lord!
# 6 Feb at 2:11 pm
thank you soooo much for the update!! I am glued to my inbox, as i am sure all the readers are!! Will be sharing these past 48hrs with our church this morning… know that you are in our prayers!! thinking of you!
# 6 Feb at 2:16 pm
We are all praying lots. And will be checking the website every few hours.
Lots of love
# 6 Feb at 2:41 pm
We’re praying here!
# 6 Feb at 2:48 pm
We’re praying for Aria, and for the “stuff from someone else’s tummy that went into Aria’s tummy.” And also for the rest of you!
# 6 Feb at 5:10 pm
thinking of you all lots! and sending love 🙂
# 6 Feb at 5:43 pm
I had been waiting for such news for a long time! All the best for the hard road ahead for you all, but I know she’s a tough little girl.
You are in our thoughts.
Maurine and family from Auckland
# 6 Feb at 8:05 pm
So wonderful to hear the news. So happy for you all. Still praying for the road ahead. Love to you all xx
# 6 Feb at 8:29 pm
Great to hear the news and look forward to hearing her progress.
# 7 Feb at 2:18 pm
I was very happy to hear that the surgery went well.