Saturday, June 4, 2011

Do you have a child, nephew/niece or a friend with congenital heart disease

Do you have a child, nephew/niece or a friend with congenital heart disease?
Is your child, nephew/niece or friend undergone an open heart surgery? Who was diagnosed ASD Hole in the heart? How's the operation? Please tell something about the after the surgery.
Heart Diseases - 3 Answers
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1 :
yeah it is a primary closure of the defect and post operative recovery is slow and needs lots of patience physiotherapy plays an important role in recovery but definetly worth the operation since the problem will go away all the best
2 :
I have congenital heart disease and there are many resources and message boards on the internet to speak with others who have children with similar heart problems and experiences. You can even search for yahoo groups that have members who discuss their children's diseases and how they cope. Now that I am an adult with the disease I go to www.achaheart.org.
3 :
Both my daughter and I were born with tetrology of fallot which is a defect that included a hole between the ventricles as well as a couple other things. We both had surgery. I was three, and she was four months. Children bounce back very well from surgery even quicker than adults. An ASD is a whole between the atria and is pretty common, most dont need surgery. But if surgery is needed, that repair is done quite often, As far as lifestyle, we have a normal life, I played softball and never felt any heart problems. If the ASD is repaired I cant see why not a person can have a normal active life. Some ASD's can be fixed in the cathlab, without the need of open heart surgery. It is relatively new and not all doctors know how to do it, but it may be something worth asking about. Best of luck

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