Transposition of the Great Arteries.

[Aurora_xox]

I really don't know how to put into words everything that is going around in my head. I'm just looking to speak to any other Mama's out there who has been through this with a preemie.

My son was born at 34 weeks 6 days (Last Saturday, March 15th), and was pretty much diagnosed with this condition straight away once they realised he wasn't pinking up with just oxygen.

He's booked in for surgery tomorrow morning, and I'm soooo nervous. We spoke to the surgeon today who went through everything. Which we'd pretty much been told for the last week from various consultants/nurses.

But now it all seems so real. He kept emphasising my sons size and the obvious risks a heart operation involves. And I know that without the operation my son wouldn't survive.

I'm both dreading tomorrow and can't wait for it to all be over. Tomorrow will probably be the longest day of my life!

Just wondering if anyone else out there has been through a similar experience with their preemie?

 

[kirstybumx3]

No experience but I hope it all goes well x

 

[kit10grl]

DD had to have open heart surgery at 8 days old. It was such a hard time. I hope everything went well for your LO.

x

 

[JoolsH]

Hope all went well. My friend is pregnant with a son who has the same condition. The waiting is terrifying for her but she has been told that the op has an excellent success rate compared to other conditions. Still very frightening though x