I haven’t posted in a while, but I wanted to post this because I think it makes me feel a little better letting people know about it for some reason. I received the following from a close friend this morning who is expecting her first child:
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Dan and I had an ultrasound at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis today. They determined
that the baby has a kidney that is cystic (has cysts on it) and will someday need to be removed. They
also discovered that the right ventricle and 2 valves of the baby’s heart are not working (called
tricuspid valve atresia). There is not much they can do until the baby is born. We will be having the
baby at Abbott. A neo-natal team will deliver the baby and then the pediatric cardiologist will
immediately take over. The baby will probably not be able to breathe when it is born (the blood from
the right ventricle goes to the lungs). That is why he/she will go to the cardiac team. A shot will be
given to the baby immediately to keep blood going to the lungs and an operation will happen within
the first 2-3 days of life. 2 more operations will happen (at 3 months and 3 years old). So………a
kidney’s not that big of a deal. We are doing the best that is possible. We just need to remain
positive.
Trish
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I am hoping everything turns out alright.
