Prenatal Diagnosis Key to Successful Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease

[jhamien920]

Great breakthrough here from UCLA. It will help many people.

[t2jeff]

Brody turned 2 years old last week. He is a strong, 27lb little boy that lives a normal life. He doesn't need to see his cardiologist for another 12-18 months due to great results in his last echo and EKG! Thanks again to the UCLA Cardiology Dept. for their hard work on our little boy!!!!

[AmericanPlatinum]

Oh, definitely Mayelyn if your child needs a Fontan you must Google "BBC", "British Royal Children's Infirmary Heart Surgery" - to learn how UCLA Fontan comes out - so moms know beforehand what happens after Fontan at UCLA. Since there's no pamplet explaining UCLA or Laks - those key words offer insight to mom's considering UCLA.

[AmericanPlatinum]

Read extensively about your child's condition (esp. Fontan patients) medically until you understand the diagnosis and ALL the related medical issues as well as a physician would - all proceedures, terminology, consent process, care quality, purse items, video, notepad, support observers, Google key words: "British Royal Childrens Infirmary Heart Surgery" and "Atrial Switch" and read ABOUT THAT because the same will happen to your child at UCLA after FONTAN surgery. Read up on that in BBC reports

[t2jeff]

Brody turned 1 year old yesterday and is doing great! We still have follow up visits with the UCLA cardiology dept, but Brody is now living a normal life.

[t2jeff]

Our son Brody is now 6 months old today and doing great. He weighs 21.5 lbs and is 28 inches long. Thanks again to the entire staff at UCLA helping Brody and us through the most difficult time in our lives.

[MayelynSwayze]

My baby died at UCLA November 21 2007 after numerous operations at UCLA. medical. He survived the catherization and other medication but died about numerous operations like the glenn shunt, central shunt, 2 months consecutive operatons. He had a congenital heart defect called heterotaxy and he was also missing a spleen. He look so healthy the doctors didn't think he wasn't going to make it. He ate well, fed well I breast feed him and everything. But through all that he still died.

[AmericanPlatinum]

@MayelynSwayze You mean 'FONTAN PROCEDURE'. Yes, to find out about Fontan at UCLA - Google Key Words: BBC (News), British Royal Children's Heart Surgery Investigation, Atrial Switch. This is the best way to get a look ahead about your child's FONTAN risk and the outcome at UCLA without running everywhere to read about UCLA outcomes - just check those key words and you'll get all the real risk stats by reading about that in the BBC !

[c2kmedical]

Wow. This is an amazing story! It would be so great to be able to see the doctors in action during the actual surgery as part of this video.