Mady's reply when asked by Dr. Friedmann what she thought about the news that 3 1/2" of tubing from her central port broke off, went through her heart and landed in her pulmonary artery. Seeing it on the X-ray gave me a jolt of panic, then the doctor told us it wasn't an emergency, that they would go through her femoral artery at the top of her hip to extract the piece of tubing. Since she would be under anaesthesia, they would then remove the existing port and place a new port in a different location. "It happens, but it's not typical." Love, Chris
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Mady at the Grand Canyon . . . December 2008
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Mady at the Grand Canyon . . . December 2008
- Trey & Chris
- Our daughter Madeline had been perfectly healthy all her life when she was suddenly diagnosed with leukemia at age 13 in September 2007.
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3 comments:
I dont know how a 13 year old girl
can take things LIKE A 3 1/2" tube floating around her body in stride!
I am such a WIMP!
Chris - who would ever think such a thing could happen! It's amazing to read about Mady's perspective on the latest incident - you go girl. My love to you and your clan -
jeri
Wow!! Apparently Mady has a very strong heart as well as stong spirit. A big jolt certainly went through my heart right around the words "broke off". I'll be thinking about you during the procedure, anesthesia is never very fun for anyone.
Lilli
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