The Heart and Soul Family: Feeling better!

Friday, August 22, 2008

Feeling better!

Arianna had a fever last night and I gave her tylenol about 2am and this morning she woke up at 10am with NO fever! I know some of you are thinking, "She woke up at 10am, what a lucky momma!" Just have to clarify that she went to bed at midnight. :( I'm not sure if that second dose of benadryl just wired her up or what?!?!? But today is a much better day. Thanks for all the kind words over the past couple of days. You ladies sure know how to make me feel like a normal crazy heart mom!!! :)

2 comments:

Tina:0) said...: My cousins always get 'hyped up' after taking benadryl! Glad that she slept in a little!

Just so we're clear, are you calling us all crazy heart moms?! (lol) Hope you guys have a good weekend - fever free!; August 22, 2008 at 6:49 PM
Kathy said...: OH...I am SO glad that she's feeling better. And, my boys also go crazy on the drugs that make most sleepy. When I give Eli nighttime triaminic..he walks around in circles and just can't sit still...it's hilarious!!!

Sweet dreams tonight!!!
love,
kathy; August 22, 2008 at 7:57 PM

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Arianna Marie

Arianna was born on 11/26/06. 4 weeks premature, and weighing 4lbs 13ozs. She was born with a congenital heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot, which is actually 4 heart defects, and was later diagnosed with an ASD. She had open-heart surgery on 5/22/06. Her surgery was to patch the VSD, patch the ASD, widen her pulmonary artery, and attempt to fix her pulmonary valve. They created a man-made pulmonary valve out of myocardium to avoid a conduit placement, which would require multiple surgeries. On September 21st, 2012 we got the news that Arianna's right ventricle pressures are too high and she needs a pulmonary valve placed. When we meet with the surgeon we found out she also has pulmonary branch stenosis and a possible defect in her tricuspid valve. He will be addressing all of these issues at the time of surgery. On October 18th, 2012, Arianna had her 2nd open-heart surgery.

At 5 weeks old she was diagnosed with a genetic disorder called 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome, which is caused by a deletion of a small segment of the long arm of chromosome 22. This disorder has many names such as 22q Deletion syndrome, Velo-Cardio-Facial syndrome, DiGeorge syndrome, Shprintzen syndrome, and Catch 22. So far there has been more than 180 anomalies reported in this syndrome, which is highly variable from person to person and no individual has all of the anomalies. Arianna has overcome many obstacles and we find peace in knowing that God is working miracles in her life. We set this site up to share our family journey. We know that God has a special plan for Arianna and our family!

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Feeling better!

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