Thursday, November 6, 2008
Cath/Stint Procedure
So now that things are a little more calm I think I can finally let everyone know what has been going on. When we went to the cardiologist yesterday they said that Sophia's repaired aortic arch was obstructed. It should have been 8mm long and it was only 1.7mm long. (I have pictures and will scan then when we get home) So they were going to take her in this morning and do a cath procedure. Since they were going to bring her in this morning they decided they weren't going to let her eat. So the last time Sophia ate was 10pm last night. Fast forward to today and they didn't take her in until 1pm. That means she went 15 hours without eating!! Needless to say, neither her or I were happy about that! They brought her in at 1pm to put in her cath and the nurse came out and told us that they couldn't get the cath to widen the narrowing so they were going to try a stint. They were able to get the stint in and her aorta now opens to 6mm. They think she can have this for a few years and then we are going to have to come back and get a new one put in so that it grows with her. I can already tell that it is helping her a little bit because I was sitting with her and hands and feet are so warm. BEfore this procedure you would have to sit with her on your lap with a blanket. Thank you for all of the prayers and wishes everyone has sent our way, we hope to be on our way home soon!
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