Please keep my daughter in your prayers

[Taildragon]

I just wanted to let everyone know what has been happening in our life for about the last couple months. Olivia went to have her six year old checkup. We found she had high blood pressure which is rare in children that are in good health. So the investigation began to find out what could be the cause of the high blood pressure.
About three weeks ago we took her to Childrens hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. They diagnosed her with a congenital heart defect called Coarctation of the aorta. This is a restriction in her aorta that feeds her lower torso and organs, which in turn causes high blood pressure on the top of her body and low to normal blood pressure on the lower portion of her body. Had this gone unnoticed there would have been more valve damage as well as other irreparable damage. The great news is they should be able to correct this condition and we expect a full recovery.

Below is a link describing Coarction:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001242/figure/A000191.B18128/?report=objectonly
Long story short, she is having surgery to correct this condition on March 8th , in Little Rock.
I just ask that you keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
The hospital said she should be in the hospital anywhere from four to ten days then two weeks at home.

 

[Marty Moose]

She is in our prayers. Let us no if you need anything.

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[REKCUT]

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

 

[adventr]

I just wanted to let everyone know what has been happening in our life for about the last couple months. Olivia went to have her six year old checkup. We found she had high blood pressure which is rare in children that are in good health. So the investigation began to find out what could be the cause of the high blood pressure.
About three weeks ago we took her to Childrens hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. They diagnosed her with a congenital heart defect called Coarctation of the aorta. This is a restriction in her aorta that feeds her lower torso and organs, which in turn causes high blood pressure on the top of her body and low to normal blood pressure on the lower portion of her body. Had this gone unnoticed there would have been more valve damage as well as other irreparable damage. The great news is they should be able to correct this condition and we expect a full recovery.

Below is a link describing Coarction:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001242/figure/A000191.B18128/?report=objectonly
Long story short, she is having surgery to correct this condition on March 8th , in Little Rock.
I just ask that you keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
The hospital said she should be in the hospital anywhere from four to ten days then two weeks at home.

Thoughts and prayers are with you. Let me know if there is anything that my wife and I can do to help out while you guys are out of town (we live in Bentonville as well).

 

[71fj40cruiser]

Patti and I will be praying for Olivia and for you and your wife as well.

Keep us posted
Jim

 

[Taildragon]

Surgery was a complete success, just have a couple weeks of recovery. Thank you all for the thoughts and prayers. I miss my omc people!

 

[Marty Moose]

Justin,

That is great news. Keep us posted on her recovery.

 

[REKCUT]

VERY happy everthing worked out for you.

 

[Taildragon]

She's recovering well, still in the icu until tomorrow. Thanks again for all the well wishes.

 

[riverrat]

Hey Justin. Eric Jobe here from TAC in KC. Our prayers are with your daughter and family. Jamie and I should have a new baby Boy the 28th of this month . New wheeler

 

[Taildragon]

Eric that is awesome to hear! You'll be happy to hear my girl is 98%, just a little soreness when sitting up. Pretty amazing considering the size of her incision. JT

 

[REKCUT]

Kids are usually tougher than parents, thank God