Team Travis: 10 Pound Party and Cardiology Appointment

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

10 Pound Party and Cardiology Appointment

Today we had another appointment with our cardiologist Dr. Levy. He is very pleased with how his heart sounds and how he looks. From what he said, everything on the cardiac catherization looked good. He is also very pleased with his saturation levels which usually run between the high 70's and low 80's. If his saturation levels drop in the low 70's and below then we should start to worry. But they are not and he is doing really great. If things continue as they are going then the next surgery (Glenn Procedure) will be at the end of April.

We also were super excited to see Travis' weight today. He is now weighing in at a whopping 10 pounds. We worried last week that he was not eating very good after the catherization, but the last few days he is consistently finishing his bottles. It definitely shows on the scale and we were so excited that the entire doctor's office heard our joy. We spent tonight having our TEN pound party with Travis by celebrating with a pound cake of course. The ideal weight for Travis to get to by April is 16 pounds. He has 3 months to gain 6 pounds, so we very hopeful.

GO TRAVIS GO....

Travis finally hit the 10 pound mark today -1/20/2009

He left the hospital after 52 nights at 8 lbs 1 oz - 12/14/2009

He was born weighing in at 6 lbs 2 oz - 10/23/2009.

10 pounds is a great milestone for Travis. Nicole and I were so happy.

Back to sleep after a tough day of eating, sleeping, doctor's visit, and tummy time. Unfortunately 10 times out of 10, tummy time ends with a nap.

3 comments:

RandiJanuary 20, 2010 at 9:06 PM
Amazing! Truly such a blessing and I can't wait to hold and love on him someday soon!!! He's just too cute for words.
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Wodzisz FamilyJanuary 21, 2010 at 5:36 AM
I am so totally jealous! Hope is so close, but still not there. CONGRATULATIONS on hitting the BIG 10 Travis! Way to go...and I am so happy there is still no talk of the Glenn. Enjoy your party and I am still keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers.
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Grandma SueJanuary 23, 2010 at 9:52 AM
Three Months Old and 10 lbs 2 ozs Way to Grow!
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Travis Gary DiCarlo

Travis Gary DiCarlo, first son of Roger and Nicole DiCarlo, was born at San Diego Kaiser Hospital, October 23, 2009 with a Congenital Heart Defect known as Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, or HLHS. The short explanation is that Travis was born with only half of a heart. In order for him to live, a series of three operations were planned.

Due to an infection, Travis had to have an additional open heart surgery to insert pulmonary artery bands on October 29, 2009. He had his Norwood Surgery on November 21, 2009. He was sent home on December 14, 2009 from Rady's Children Hospital of San Diego after spending his first 52 nights of life in the hospital.

After being home for several months, Travis was due to for his next surgery in the plan, the Glenn procedure. But the life of a cardiac kid can change in an instant and life doesn't always go as planned. Due to the anatomy of his heart and some rhythm issues, Travis had what the surgeons called Norwood part 2. They replaced his Sano Shunt with a bigger one, enlarged his pulmonary arteries and installed a pacemaker. This surgery was performed on May 3, 2010. Travis went home on May 17th, 2010.

Around Travis' first birthday in October his cardiologist detected some narrowing in his pulmonary artery and ordered a heart cath. The heart cath showed extensive narrowing in his aorta and his pulmonary artery. On February 17, 2011 Travis had his 4th open heart surgery. He was doing well with recovery until he suddenly went into cardiac arrest on Friday (2/18). After two hours of CPR Travis was placed on ECMO (a heart/lung bypass). Although his heart did begin to beat again on its own, his brain was damaged during the whole ordeal and he lost all brain function. We had to say goodbye to our beautiful boy on Saturday, February 19th. We miss our boy terribly.....