For the Love of Mending Hearts: Extubated and Doing Well

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Extubated and Doing Well

Jordan has been extubated already and getting off her meds. She is doing well. We found out some other news but will update more on it later. She looks much better than she did last time so already a huge difference!!

Until later,
Tracey

9 comments:

Anonymous said...: Awesome NEWS!!!! So excited that she has already been extubated. That to me is one of the biggest reliefs. Can't wait to hear all the news! God is good!; January 12, 2010 at 3:43 PM
Stefenie said...: Wonderful news Tracey!!

Stef, Ryan, Wyatt and Logan
www.whenlifehandsyouabrokenheart.blogspot.com; January 12, 2010 at 4:15 PM
KoryO said...: That's terrific! Been sending happy thoughts your way and hoping all would be well. Keep us posted!; January 12, 2010 at 4:47 PM
Jen said...: So glad to hear things went well and she's doing awesome! Off the vent already? WOW!! What a trooper!
Sending prayers!
Jen, Craig & Andrew
http://www.thehuegelfamily.blogspot.com; January 12, 2010 at 4:55 PM
kristykay98 said...: I told you she's a trouper! She's already done this before..she knows how it's all done! She will be healed in no time!!
*HUGZ*; January 12, 2010 at 7:58 PM
Jessica said...: This is great news!!!! God is good call if you need anything. Love you guys and still sending out lots of prayers, Jessica; January 12, 2010 at 8:45 PM
Sundie said...: Great news! I'm so happy for you all! Prayers for an excellent recovery! Way to go little miss!
Hugs!
Sundie; January 12, 2010 at 9:03 PM
Lauren said...: Yay! I've been thinking and praying for Jordan all day! I continue to do so and hope her recovery goes smoothly. ♥

With LOTS of Hope, Love, and Faith,
Lauren (22yr. old w/Tricuspid Atresia aka HRHS)

Blog: www.laurensheart.blogspot.com; January 12, 2010 at 10:39 PM
Michelle said...: That is wonderful!; January 12, 2010 at 11:19 PM

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I’m a Wife & Mom of 3-2 boys & a girl. Riley is 10, Drew is 8 & Jordan is 4. My sons keep my husband & I moving all the time with sports-baseball, football & basketball mainly. Jeremy & I play volleyball & softball so we are busy with that too. Jeremy works at UIHC as an Implementation Consultant (he trains on Epic currently). I have run a daycare out of my home for the last year. Prior to that I worked at the U as an Auditor (I know, I know) & a real estate agent/personal assistant.My daughter, Jordan, was born August 9, 2006. Just about everything about the pregnancy was "normal" and she was born by a scheduled C-section. She was born at 8 lbs 3 oz and 20 inches so she wasn't a small baby. She lost almost a whole pound before leaving the hospital but we were sent home thinking it was normal because all newborns lose weight when they are born. Her doctor thought she had heard a murmur but figured it was a ventricular murmur & it would close up on it's own as many babies are born with this. After 2 weeks, her doc didn't hear it anymore so no further testing was done at that time. Jordan had issues with her weight & growing overall. She dropped off the "curve" & created one of her own. We would go in throughout the year just to have her weight checked. We still didn't know that anything was wrong. At her 1 year wellness check, our doc thought she heard the murmur again. Her doc hadn’t heard her murmur before which we found out that can happen. Some are just silent until it starts to work harder or has some "wear and tear". This was a Friday. We were at the peds clinic at UIHC Monday doing tests & found out her heart issues. By Wednesday, we had her open heart surgery scheduled for the following Wednesday & was home by Sunday afternoon. Talk about a whirlwind!!Once we learned more about this condition, we learned that there were signs that we brushed off as Jordan just being Jordan. The sweating when she sleeps, not moving more than a 5 ft radius once she was put down even at 1, not eating much in one sitting along with her lack of growing (Failure to thrive just doesn't seem to fit to me when she is always smiling & laughing) were just a few of them that alone no one really thinks about but together may have brought up concerns. We don't ever remember her having blue spells or any other reasons for us to have her heart checked out prior.Now, a year later, Jordan has gotten bigger and starting to "catch up" to those her age. She is energetic & plays with everyone. She can take bumps and bruises I think better than her older brothers! We still worry about what is going on with her ticker because it changes at every one of her check ups. She still has a murmur & at her last visit in December, we found out that she also has subaortic narrowing. It is definitely something her doc is keeping an eye on.