Good news. They’re all done and we should be able to go back and see Ellie soon. The short version is that, while the mean pressure gradient between the left atrium and the left ventricle is in the moderate to high range, the pressure in the left atrium is only mild to moderate (15mm Hg for those scoring at home). Consequently, the pressure in the pulmonary artery isn’t problematically high and there’s no pulmonary adema (extra fluid on the lungs).
Because the left-atrial pressure isn’t high and Ellie is asymptomatic (she’s gaining weight, she’s active and not frequently breathless), the doctors didn’t feel like it was worth taking the risk of ballooning her valve and possibly damaging it at this point. This is all good.
We might write up a more technical post as we sit around today. Chances are we’ll be able to go home tonight. Woo hoo!
TEARS OF JOY, TEARS OF JOY!!!
LOOK WHAT A GREAT JOB YOU TWO HAVE DONE IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.
YOU ARE THE GREATEST! ELLIE IS THE GREATEST!
LOVE,
MOM
THANK HEAVENS FOR ANSWERED PRAYERS I AM SO RELIEVED AND HAPPY
THAT THINGS ARE OK FOR NOW WHAT A STRONG LITTLE GIRL SHE IS
KISSES TO ELLIE TELL HER GRANDADDY AND I LOVE HER SO MUCH
MUM
Excellent news we await your return. Go Ellie!
OH YAY, OH YAY! We’re so pleased! Praise the Lord!
Love,
Auntie A.
My dear, sweet Loved Ones! I had just finished posting my last response when I started getting e-mail after e-mail hitting my inbox. Literally hundreds of people are rejoicing at this good news in Charlottesville, as I am sure there is rejoicing all over the world in the network of friends and family who wait patiently for news of Ellie! I honestly wish there were a way of recording the sheer legion of people who hold you all close in prayer and love through these moments and every day of your lives. I hope you can feel the warmth and security of those prayers and that love!
Blessings,
Auntie A.
We are so pleased that Ellie has dodged another one. God has a plan for her life and I know he has answered prayer. Thank God for little Girls and great parents.