Surgery to tighten PA band

Dr. Pedro del Nido decided that he will be performing surgery on Ryker Thursday at 7:30am. He will tighten his PA band and he may need to fix his valve. Tightening the band will cause less pulmonary blood flow and more blood flow to the body. He will not know for sure whether the valve has gotten worse until he is in there. The valve has always leaked it was just considered mild-moderate before and he is afraid it has gone up to high-moderate. If it has increased he will fix it. Fixing this leak would mean that Ryker will have to go onto the heart and lunch machine again. Going on the heart and lung machine would make surgery more of a major surgery than a minor surgery if he just tightens the band. The outcome desired from surgery is that Ryker will be able to eat comfortably, gain weight and continue to grow before his next heart surgery.   
Rachel's facebook status tonight......Just talked to Dr. DelNido & He told me that he has Ryker on his O.R schedule for this Thursday at 7:30am......:( I am overwhelmed with anxiety right now & my stomach is in knots!! Just when he has gotten back to himself & smiles again....My sweet baby has been through way too much! I just have to keep reminding myself that sometimes we have to take 10 steps back to begin going forward again. Please keep my baby in your thoughts & prayers! — with Jason Warner.

Please keep Ryker, his parents, siblings, doctors and nurses in your prayers. Ryker is truly an inspiration and we hope and pray easier and better days are ahead for him and his family.