Is it normal for my baby to be doing this following his heary surgery?
My 6 week old son was diagnosed with aortic valve stenosis. A closing of the aortic valve.
At his weekly review a scan found that his valve had got smaller and his heart was now going into failure. They needed to act fast. On Monday 26th April 2010 he was admitted into hospital. Tuesday morning he had his surgery. There were a few complications during the op, he went into cardiac arrest twice and needed to be resuscitated.He was then taking to intensive care.
By the end of that evening he was breathing on his own and taken to high care on the cardiac ward. Yesterday morning a scan showed that his heart function was alot better and he was allowed to go home to recover.
Since he has been home I have noticed that he keeps going into periods of shaking. I am wondering whether this is a side effect of the anesthetic. Does any one know any thing about this? I really don't want to be panicking about nothing!!!