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Moral and Spiritual Support Before Julian Open Heart Surgery.
Asked by N.R. from Fort Collins
on April 26, 2009
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After five Bronchiolitis in 7 months And a swicth of doctors for second opinion on the bronchiolitis (Thank God we swicth just on time),JUlian had finally an ultrasoun...
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- I have a two year old that had heart surgery in Denver with we was just over 1 years old. We've know about her condition since before she was born so we've had a littl...
- N., My thoughts and prayers are with you and your entire family. We have a web cam so that my mom (who is 5 hours away) can see her grandbabies any time she wa...
- hi i am S. i live in colorado springs i am so sorry to hear that this has happend to julian and your family my prayers will go out for you and i dont know if you can d...
Severe Pulmonary Stenosis
Asked by J.C. from Cleveland
on July 19, 2007
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I am 26 weeks pregnant, and had to have a fetal echocardiogram done on my sons heart due to an abnormality seen on my regular 20 weeks scan. My OB told me not to worry...
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- Wow--that is scary. If I were you, since you know the name of the new doctor, call his office and get an appt. set up. Sometimes they have extensions for nurse questio...
- Hi, I'm sorry you have so much to deal with right now, but I went to a high risk Dr. and he was absolutely wonderful, his name is Dr. Bruce Banias. He is very knowled...
- J., I am sure you are quite worried right now. You have my sympathy. I would not have an amnio for anything--there is something like a 10% chance of spontaneous abo...
Anyone Have "Pull" at Children's Memorial? Need Cardiologist Fast
Asked by L.E. from Chicago
on February 9, 2007
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My 4 month old needs a second opinion regarding open heart surgery, and we'd like to get one at Children's. If she does in fact need surgery, it needs to take place a...
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- Hi L., My girlfriend works there. Below is an email from her. She can hopefully help you. So sorry to hear about your little girl. I pray everything goes well f...
- I wouldn't say I ave pull. However, I can recommend Dr. Wax. He did all of my sons surgery's and is known to be top in his field. When you meet him he is like a chi...
- We see several Dr's at Children's as my son has many complications and spent a month there at birth. Including Cardiology - I wish I could say I had "pull" but what I...
Does Any Moms Have Any Children with a Heart Defect?
Asked by D.H. from Buffalo
on October 9, 2006
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my son matthew is 2 and in april of this year underwent massive open heart surgery in rochester at strong memorial hospital.i was wondering if anyone else had children...
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- My daughter was diagnosed with Down's at about 18 weeks gestation. Prenatally, I was told that she had a VSD. When she was born, I was told she had an ASD. When she...
- My son was born with 2 holes in his heart,a PDA and a VSD, One, the VSD closed on its own, the other was repaired at Strongs hospital. He was also born with other birt...
- My daughter is 17 months and has Down Syndrome. She just had open heart surgery to repair a hole in her heart. She was released today from Schneider Childrens Hospital...
Another Heart Surgery
Asked by A.S. from Cleveland
on September 23, 2006
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Just wanting to know if any other mom's have a child with down syndrome that was also born with heart deffects. Our 15 month old son will be going in next month for h...
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- hi well A. my son also has down syndrom but he only had the right asv repaired when he was born he had 2 holes in his heart but they waited until he was 13 months to ...
- Hi A.! Oh the things families go through! Your son is a champ!! It's amazing how resilient kids can be! Our situation is a little different, but I understand what ...
- Hello! Congrats on your baby boy. We have a daughter who is 4 years old with Down syndrome. While she was born with heart defects, they are not as severe as your son's...
Healing a Heart After Open Heart
Asked by L.S. from St. Louis
on July 12, 2007
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Calling all unique and thoughtful ideas! A colleague of mine has a 2 1/2 year old boy who is undergoing open heart surgery next week at Children's Mercy. I'd like to p...
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- While at the hospital having a bag with little things like a pad of paper, pen or pencil, a purse size package of kleenex and a note letting them know you are thinking...
- I had a friend with a newborn in the hospital for over a month. I sent some hand held games like Tetris, Yahtzee, and the like that they could play in spare moments. ...
- Maybe put a teddy bear, some coloring books and crayons,cars and educational videos of his favorite characters, a nice soft blanket, some cards from friends and family...
A Heart Condition
Asked by C.V. from New York
on December 5, 2006
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Hi, my 3 month old daughter was born with a heart condition called Tetrology of Fallot. She just recently had open heart surgery and is doing great! Just want to meet ...
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- I never experienced this, but you are a brave mommy! I would be a nervous wreck!! God bless your baby's little heart. Are the surgeries over for her?
- sorry can't be of much help never heard of it hopefully its something that can be fully fixed good luck
- Hello my name is K.. My son was born with multiple congenital heart and lung anomolies he has undergone 4 open heart surgeries and 2 plasyic surgeries due to a bi-lat...
Information Needed on Autism
Asked by K.L. from Lexington
on January 5, 2007
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My boyfriend's daughter is three-years-old and has been through the toughest of times. She had open heart surgery at 6 weeks and eye surgery at 6 months and has had se...
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- The walking isn't associated with autism, i'm pretty sure. That sounds more like a physical development issue, I've seen in magazines how somehow the legs don't form c...
- well the best person to talk to would be my sister, her son has autism. But from the way he acts, it does sound like what he was going through at around the same age. ...
- Where are you located at? My Mothers & More group is having a guest speaker talk about Autism. She's the president of the Central Indiana Chapter of the Autism Societ...
Open Heart Surgery
Asked by J.S. from Savannah
on April 23, 2008
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Can anyone give me any information on the recovery time for open heart surgery? I am taking care of my dad and he is having a difficult time sleeping. He can not rel...
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- yes i had cabg x4, its takes about 3months to recover for most people,and not to scare you others never fully recover.my has been 3 years and still have sevre pain in ...
- Hello, I am not a doctor but I can tell you what I would do. I would try herbs. I would use meletoenin and/or chamomile tea. I would first ask the doctor. Also, he may...
- Hi J., i don't have any experience with open heart surgery, but I do know that anxiety and pain will definitely prevent you from relaxing enough to be able to sleep. ...
Open Heart Surgery
Asked by A.W. from Dallas
on November 21, 2007
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My aughter Sarah will have surgery on december 3rd to close up a large heart murmer. she will be at cook childrens for 3 days in PICU, the surgery will take 3 weeks o...
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- You and your daughter are in my prayers. I know how hard these things are - my daughter is 2 1/2 and has 2 open heart surgeries - one being a heart transplant this yea...
- My daughter had her urinary tract reconstructed when she was 19 months. We had a lot of the same questions. First, I'd call the dr. Sometimes they have printed inst...
- Hey, I know exactly how you feel. My daughter is 5 and she has Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. She had her 1st surgery at 2 days old, 2nd surgery at 7 months, and h...
