Surgery has begun

Little brave Ivy headed back to the operating room at about 8:30am.  She didn't cry at all (although tears were shed by others).  The doctors were going to start with a transesophageal echocardiogram (an echo down her throat) before they began the actual surgery.  The surgeon (Dr. Burch), expected to start on the surgery between 9:30 and 10 and finish by about 3pm.  We just met Dr. Burch for the first time this morning, and he seems like a nice, capable guy.  Although I'm extremely nervous, I am sure she is in good hands.  Please keep her in your prayers and we'll update again in a few hours.

update:  As I was posting this, we got an update that surgery has just begun and she is doing very well.  It should take about an hour to get through all her scar tissue and they will update us again as soon as she is on the bypass machine.