Surgery set for Thursday September 17th

We spoke with Katie's Palliative Care doctor today. We have scheduled a CT with contrast of Katie's belly for Tuesday, Sept. 8th. The are doing it so they can map the blood flow to the spleen. We also checked with her pediatrician and found out that Katie already had the Pneumovax vaccine. The plan right now is for Katie to be admitted Wednesday, Sept. 16th. They want to do a betadine scrub of her body and start her on IV antibiotics. The procedure will be done in radiology with guided CT. We were also able to speak with the radiologist which will do the procedure. She said the material that they use, to clot the arteries leading to the spleen, are made out of the same material as contact lenses. This was something I was worried about, because when they said it was a coil, I had imagined a piece of metal. She said the procedure should last 2-4 hrs. Katie will be completely out under general anesthesia. She will be intubated(breathing tube) during the procedure and afterward the procedure until her pain is under control. She will go straight to ICU and will stay until the pain is under control and the tube is taken out. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.