Charlotte Grace Rosene: "Yay! My chest is closed!"

Monday, March 12, 2012

"Yay! My chest is closed!"

Charlottes chest was successfully closed today by Dr. Kallin! She did great, but she had another JET rhythm episode where her rate went over 200. Things have settled with meds and they expect it to normalize. Next step is getting the chest tube out and then the ventilator. She's a fighter!

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the braunsMarch 12, 2012 at 10:15 PM
What a sweet little girl. Praying for your family.
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Her Diagnosis

Charlotte has been diagnosed with Transposition of the Great Arteries (d-TGA). - "Transposition of the great vessels is a congenital heart defect in which the two major vessels that carry blood away from the heart -- the aorta and the pulmonary artery -- are switched (transposed)."

Basically, oxygenated blood from her lungs goes to her heart and back to her lungs, never reaching the rest of the body. De-oxygenated blood from her body goes to her heart and right back to her body.

She will need open heart surgery soon after birth to correct the defect and restore normal function to her heart. We are delivering at Kaiser Sunset in Los Angeles and the surgery will be done at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

This blog will allow us to share this journey with you all. As you pray with us, cry with us, celebrate with us, and just be with us we thank you for all your support.