My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
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Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
Best wishes for your nephew, and his parents. Sounds like a tough kid.
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Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
Positive thoughts for the boys and the entire wart clan. I’ll throw in some prayers too.
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Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
Sorry to hear that, wart. Best wishes.
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Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
My thoughts & prayers from me are for you as well, wart.
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Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
My Nephew is in for a cardiac cath today to see how his heart and arteries are. Prayers or well wishes would be welcome. Also this may determine when he may need to have his next open heart surgery.
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Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
Here's to a quick recovery!
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Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
The test went well. The Doctor's said the results were unusual - of course they are - his heart plumbing is all backwards - that is what his issue is.
Won't know for a while when they want him to have his next surgery.
Thanks for the positive thoughts!
Won't know for a while when they want him to have his next surgery.
Thanks for the positive thoughts!
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Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
Dextrocardia? That’s what old friend jim had.wart57 wrote:The test went well. The Doctor's said the results were unusual - of course they are - his heart plumbing is all backwards - that is what his issue is.
Won't know for a while when they want him to have his next surgery.
Thanks for the positive thoughts!
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Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
No, I think this is the actual name of it -lukethedrifter wrote:Dextrocardia? That’s what old friend jim had.wart57 wrote:The test went well. The Doctor's said the results were unusual - of course they are - his heart plumbing is all backwards - that is what his issue is.
Won't know for a while when they want him to have his next surgery.
Thanks for the positive thoughts!
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC)
In TAPVC, the blood does not take the normal route from the lungs to the heart and out to the body. Instead, the veins from the lungs attach to the heart in abnormal positions and this problem means that oxygenated blood enters or leaks into the wrong chamber.
The poor guys have real issues with blood oxygen levels, having to be on an oxygen pump quite often, and they get pneumonia often too.