Peyton's Surgery

We are so pleased to let everyone know that Peyton's surgery went very well...actually, it went better than expected.  Yesterday, Allen and I got to the hospital bright and early to spend some time with Peyton before surgery.  She was taken back around 8:25, and Allen and I anxiously waited in the waiting room to hear news here and there and to wait to hear from the doctor that surgery was complete.  Around 2:15, the doctor came out to talk to us and let us know that she did very well and that she actually had more lung on the left side than anticipated.  Peyton had what only a few percent of CDH babies have.  She had a hernia sack.  The hernia sack is translucent (so this could not be seen until the doctor actually got in there during surgery).  What this did was keep the intestines and all kind of separated, and kept it from attaching to the lung and causing scar tissue to the lung.  It is just amazing.  Some of the nurses said that they had not even seen a patient with one of these sacks.  Last night, when we looked at the chest x-ray from post-op, it was just incredible.  The lung on the left side is occupying pretty much the entire side, just like any normal lung.  After that hernia was fixed, it just went right where it was supposed to.  This hernia sack was truly an answer to prayer. Each nurse is just astonished at the amount of lung volume considering what was known before surgery.  We just have to believe that all of yall's prayers have had something to do with this hernia sack.   We know Peyton is still on the road to recovery, but this is one big step behind us, and everyone's thoughts and prayers have been much appreciated and they definitely have been heard.  Allen and I are just overjoyed with how well everything has turned out with surgery.  Please just continue to keep Peyton in your prayers for a good and speedy recovery, so we can bring this beautiful baby home for everyone to see!  Thanks for all your support!  Love Yall!