Ok for the detailed updates on Brody's heart conditions.
SVT - Supraventricular Tachycardia
This fast heart rate involves the upper and lower chambers. It has to do with the electrical system. He has an extra electrical wire that makes his heart beat too fast occasionally. Sunday morning at 4:45 when his AB Monitor alarmed his heart rate went to 300 for a baby his age it should be around 150. The medication he was prescribed lowers his heart rate. 50% of babies "recover" from this condition by age 1. The other 50% will recover by are 3 and the rest will battle it and have to have catheterization as a teenager, some go away and come back. The longer he goes without having another episode is encouraging that he will not have continuing problems. With some research, we have found that he did have an episode once in the NICU.
WPW - Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
This is related to the SVT, it means that the electrical conduction pathways are larger. This type of SVT sometimes can be undetectable except by EKG.
Coronary Artery Fistula
This means that Brody has an extra channel (artery) between the coronary artery and the pulmonray artery. Also sometimes repaired by a catheterizaon.
These conditions can be serious but don't have to be. We found them early, he is responding well to medication, and the fistula is tiny (a good thing). We will be following up with the pediatric cardiologist, DR. Phillips, and will find out more detail and treatment plan then. But so far so good. God is good all the time, I am so thankful that we found these early.
It wouldn't let me use the picture thingy tonight, sorry. Or the spell check, lol.
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Once again, Thank you for keeping us updated. Such is the life of the Mom of a guy with a fan club! We are grateful to a loving God that Brody is ok and will be getting reg checks for this new discovery as well. He has great parents and He is blessed! Love you, Aunt Naomi
Brody is such an overacheiver. He decided to have more of everything. Tell him sometimes less is more. He has great docs and great parents. God is good...all the time....
Love Ya Bunches - Aunt J
Happy Valentines Day Wilmoth Family!!
Happy Valentine's Day! I'm sure your family will enjoy the time together. Thank you for keeping us updated with the blog,it's important for us to know that you and your family are still hanging in there. Too many people expect so much, we are patient and we know with Brody being home your time is devoted to him. That is the way it should be. I check the blog at least once a week, sometimes more than that especially if you haven't written in a while. Your family will always be in our hearts and in our prayers.
Sharon
Glad you are home! I'll definitely be keeping little guy in my prayers and hope the other dr. appointment goes well! I'll miss you this weekend - we'll have to have a phone date SOON!
-KK
We are keeping you all and baby Brody close to our hearts in prayers daily.
Love,
Tibor, Billie
and
Eszter Rózsa
Such a big bunch of stuff for such a little guy....Brody is in our prayers - Shannon Hamrick and family
I CHECK THE BLOG EVERY MORNING. I THINK WITH YOU GUYS NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS!!! BRODY LOOKS WONDERFUL. HOW BIG HE IS GETTING.
TERRY (CORWIN FORD)
I am glad to finally get to see some new pics...I am sure that you all have been very busy. Sorry to hear about the lasted hurdles. Thanks Goodness that Brody has two great parents to take care of him. Thanks for the updates. Your family is in our Thoughts and Prayers Daily. Deveny
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