{"id":1080,"date":"2009-04-01T09:49:27","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T14:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/?p=1080"},"modified":"2009-04-01T09:49:27","modified_gmt":"2009-04-01T14:49:27","slug":"stellan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/01\/stellan\/","title":{"rendered":"Stellan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A while back I stumbled upon <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycharmingkids.net\/\">this blog<\/a> about a baby that had <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supraventricular_tachycardia\">SVT<\/a>.  I found myself taken back to my life, 9 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>See I have walked down this road.  But blogs were not big back then and I didn&#8217;t have an outlet for all of my fear and anxiety.  So much of it was kept inside.  Blake was diagnosed at 3 weeks, when his heartrate was 270 beats per minute.  We are pretty sure that he also had it in utero, it was just never caught.<\/p>\n<p>We spent a crazy first year, in and out of Children&#8217;s Hospital, trying to find a medication that would work.  He was medicated his first year, and then weaned off.  By the time he 5 years old he was still having episodes so his doctors recommended having him ablated.  In this procedure they go in through the groin and up to the heart where they &#8220;burn&#8221; off the extra pathways that are causing the SVT.  Blake had two or three extra pathways.  <\/p>\n<p>An ablation is supposed to be a &#8220;cure&#8221;.  And so far for Blake, it has been.  But we are aware that as he grows, we need to watch.  Because his ablation was done at such a young age (although his large size was a bonus), there is always the chance that scar tissue will develop or his SVT could come back.  Ablations are supposed to have a 90% cure rate.  We are hopeful.<\/p>\n<p>So, as I read and pray about baby Stellan, I also pray for his mom.  Because I know how she feels.  <\/p>\n<p><script language=\"JavaScript\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/kstp.img.cdn.entriq.net\/dayportcore\/dpm\/DayPortPlayers.js\"><\/script><script language=\"JavaScript\" type=\"text\/javascript\">DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:\"187076\",playerInstanceID:\"568D0FC3-D248-01A5-A73D-4F62AE3DD5FE\",domain:\"kstp.dayport.com\",autoPlay:\"false\"});<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A while back I stumbled upon this blog about a baby that had SVT. I found myself taken back to my life, 9 years ago. See I have walked down this road. But blogs were not big back then and I didn&#8217;t have an outlet for all of my fear and anxiety. So much of it was kept inside. Blake was diagnosed at 3 weeks, when his heartrate was 270 beats per minute. We are pretty sure that he also had it in utero, it was just never caught. We spent a crazy first year, in and out of Children&#8217;s Hospital, trying to find a medication that would work. He was medicated his first year, and then weaned off. By the time he 5 years old he was still having episodes so his doctors recommended having him ablated. In this procedure they go in through the groin and up to the heart where they &#8220;burn&#8221; off the extra pathways that are causing the SVT. Blake had two or three extra pathways. An ablation is supposed to be a &#8220;cure&#8221;. And so far for Blake, it has been. But we are aware that as he grows, we need to watch. Because his ablation was done at such a young age (although his large size was a bonus), there is always the chance that scar tissue will develop or his SVT could come back. Ablations are supposed to have a 90% cure rate. We are hopeful. So, as I read and pray about baby Stellan, I also pray for his mom. 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