After being at the ICU for this long, we've picked up a lot of 'medical lingo' i wanted to share and to remember the things that have happened.
Kaitlyn had a BT-Shunt surgery a few days after she was born (Nov16), hence the scar on her left side. She's recovering from that surgery. We were surprised to see how large the incision was but then realized that the hands of the doctor was large and she's so tiny. For more information, here's a link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blalock-Taussig_shunt
A few days after that her PDA valve reopened. PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosus) not (Public Display of Affection) is a small valve that is open when the baby is in utero but then usually closes after a few minutes or a few days.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pda/pda_what.html
Kaitlyn is scheduled for surgery to close this PDA valve this Friday. It's a simple procedure but she'll end up having a scar on the other side. poor baby. The doctors are confident that doing this procedure is easy and that she'll pull through.
Hi, we have been following Kaitlyn's journey closely and thank you for posting your inspirational & educational thoughts along the way. We are in awe of your faith and strength. Kaitlyn is so blessed with your love. May God continue to cradle you in his hand providing you with all of the love and energy you need. Big hugs to all of you.
ReplyDeleteKristi & Jayna Peters
p.s. we see that Kyle has been responding too.