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Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
Posted: July 16 18, 8:38 am
by Freed Roger
Best wishes for your nephew, and his parents. Sounds like a tough kid.
Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
Posted: July 16 18, 6:23 pm
by Radbird
Positive thoughts for the boys and the entire wart clan. I’ll throw in some prayers too.
Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
Posted: July 17 18, 8:36 am
by Michael
Sorry to hear that, wart. Best wishes.
Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
Posted: July 17 18, 9:39 pm
by st.lewis11
My thoughts & prayers from me are for you as well, wart.
Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
Posted: September 11 18, 9:31 am
by wart57
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.
Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
Posted: September 11 18, 10:13 am
by CardsofSTL
<3
Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
Posted: September 11 18, 10:29 am
by Fat_Bulldog
Here's to a quick recovery!
Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
Posted: September 11 18, 12:33 pm
by wart57
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!
Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
Posted: September 11 18, 12:39 pm
by lukethedrifter
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!
Dextrocardia? That’s what old friend jim had.
Re: My Nephew needs another open heart surgery.
Posted: September 11 18, 12:47 pm
by wart57
lukethedrifter wrote: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!
Dextrocardia? That’s what old friend jim had.
No, I think this is the actual name of it -
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.