Sorry for not updating sooner after Emma's cath...She ended up having a really rough week afterwards. She came down with a GI bug and then she got a sinus infection and an infection on her gums. She is on antibiotics now and thankfully starting to do much better!
But here's the update on how her cath went:
Being at the hospital was really hard on Emma emotionally. Anytime anyone opened a door or came near her she would melt down and start crying and screaming. She was so scared. It was really hard for us as parents to watch. Emma is getting to the age where she's remembering things more and because of that she's terrified of the hospital and anyone in scrubs or with gloves on...and she's fighting them more than she used to.
But despite having a rough time emotionally, we are really thankful to report that her cath went really well! She has several occluded vessels, but they were able to gain access fairly quickly this time. Overall the results of the cath looked very similar to last time, which is good because it means there has not been additional narrowing or pulmonary hypertension. Her pressures all looked good. She still had some narrowing of her LPA, but not enough to merit any ballooning or stenting at this time! So they will continue monitoring the narrowing and turbulence in the pulmonary vessels and will try to get additional imaging at her next cath. If everything continues to go well, Emma won't need another cath for a year!!
Emma's echo, ekg, and labs all looked good too! We found out the results of the heart biopsy just a few days ago, and she has NO rejection!!! Praise the Lord!!!
Recovery went a lot smoother than expected. Emma slept for a good bit of recovery and was fine as long as mommy was holding her and no medical staff was in the room. She clearly hadn't forgotten how traumatized she was that morning - because anytime anyone touched her, she melted down. It was sad, but everyone was really sweet to her and tried to do as little as possible.
We are so thankful for such good results, a smooth cath, and smooth time in recovery!
Thank you all for your prayers and encouraging words! ❤️
Recovery went a lot smoother than expected. Emma slept for a good bit of recovery and was fine as long as mommy was holding her and no medical staff was in the room. She clearly hadn't forgotten how traumatized she was that morning - because anytime anyone touched her, she melted down. It was sad, but everyone was really sweet to her and tried to do as little as possible.
We are so thankful for such good results, a smooth cath, and smooth time in recovery!
Thank you all for your prayers and encouraging words! ❤️
My mouth is singing praises and exalting His name for His goodness in Miss Emma's life. His glory is seen in your loving stewardship of Miss Emma. Lord, thank you for Your lovingkindness and faithfulness to the Kelton Family.
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