The Heart and Soul Family: March 2012

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

More tests

Two months after she was discharged we are FINALLY getting her pulmonary function tests and swallow study. Tomorrow is the swallow study and next Monday is the pulmonary tests. We are still trying to get her holter monitor approved to check her heart rhythm. Her cardiology appointment in February was good except showed some PVC's on her EKG so we want to follow up on that. The QRS wave was actually showing a lower number than 2 years ago..THANK YOU GOD! So we are not even talking surgery at all this year.

Hospitalization January 2012

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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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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

More tests

Hospitalization January 2012

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

5th Birthday