ANOTHER Cardiac Cath

Owen went to a cardiology followup appointment today... after 2.5 hours, I knew something was up. We did the vitals, EKG, blood pressure, pulses, and then the echo. After the echo we go back to the room and waited for Dr. Stock to review it all. You know it's not good news if Dr. Stock comes in to get Mr. Owen for ANOTHER echo. Dr. Stock doesn't like the look of his blood flow and pressures in the aortic arch. Here is a picture of Owen's heart for those of you that don't know.... we're talking about the purple arch.
Anyway... it took the cardiologists a while to find the culprit as to why he has so much pressure in his aorta. It looks like he has a narrowed section of the arch. We went back and looked at previous echos and this was not an issue...such a mystery. After this discovery, Dr. Stock took an extra close look at Owen's pulses and blood pressures to check for weakness. This would be a "sign" to do a cardiac cath asap... and what do you know... we have a cath schedule for 5:30 am THIS Thursday at PCH. I still am unsure as to what they're going to do in the cath, what they are looking for or if they are going to do some ballooning??? I'll find out at the crack of dawn on Thursday.

Sweet Mr. Owen was smiling and happy for the WHOLE visit! I feel so bad that he has to go through more anethesia, pain and pokes in such a short amount of time. Please pray for a good outcome and speedy recovery!

A "normal" cardiac cath should be a 24hr PICU recovery time... but Owen is FAR from "normal". We know he's a tough guy and will do his best to come home soon! :)