Wednesday, February 22, 2006
We Are Home.
Sophia was discharged from the hospital this morning at around 10am.
It is good to be home.
So here is the scoop:
Pneumonia was ruled out completely. They decided Sophia just had a viral form of Bronchialitis that would run its course. No antibiotics necessary.
That of course still leaves the mysterious cloudiness in the x-ray.
Here is the current consensus. Sophia has a pseudoaneurysm (also known as a false aneurysm, is an outpouching of a blood vessel, only involving the innermost layer tunica intima and not the other two layers) likely on the arterial conduit she received with her last surgery.
So the next step is the Cath Lab and possibly more surgery.
They also started Sophia on Digoxin as her heart is not functioning very well. She got a 3 or 4 loading doses and is now on a maintenance dose. All are given as oral medications.
Since the loading dose Sophia's heart rate dropped a little and her extremities are warmer. I hope this means it is working.
We will see the cardiologist for an Echo in the next few weeks.
But for now our focus will be on her getting over the bronchialitis.
I am trying to look at this as part of the whole process to get Sophia well.
But it really feels like a major set back.
-Michael
It is good to be home.
So here is the scoop:
Pneumonia was ruled out completely. They decided Sophia just had a viral form of Bronchialitis that would run its course. No antibiotics necessary.
That of course still leaves the mysterious cloudiness in the x-ray.
Here is the current consensus. Sophia has a pseudoaneurysm (also known as a false aneurysm, is an outpouching of a blood vessel, only involving the innermost layer tunica intima and not the other two layers) likely on the arterial conduit she received with her last surgery.
So the next step is the Cath Lab and possibly more surgery.
They also started Sophia on Digoxin as her heart is not functioning very well. She got a 3 or 4 loading doses and is now on a maintenance dose. All are given as oral medications.
Since the loading dose Sophia's heart rate dropped a little and her extremities are warmer. I hope this means it is working.
We will see the cardiologist for an Echo in the next few weeks.
But for now our focus will be on her getting over the bronchialitis.
I am trying to look at this as part of the whole process to get Sophia well.
But it really feels like a major set back.
-Michael
