Coracrtion of the Aorta, Transposition of the Arteries, 2 VSD's, ECMO survivor, G-tube/Mic-Key Button, Dr.'s added a ASD
DOB- August 22, 2005
You can watch a video of Carter's story on YouTube or read his story below
Carter was born August 22, 2005. We thought he was a healthy baby but have 3 weeks of weight loss a heart murmur that kept getting worse we found out he had congential heart defects.
On September 14, 2005 Carter had open heart surgery to correct his heart defects; transposition of the great vessels, vsd, and coartation of the aorta.
On September 20, 2005 Carter went on ECMO, a machine that oxygenated his blood for him, 15 days later he came off ECMO. While on ECMO Carter's hands turned black due to lack of blood flow to the extremities(fingers/toes) this is common while on the Eppy drip and ECMO.
The right side of Carter's heart is stiff and was not pumping enough blood through his heart, so on October 5, 2005 Carter went to the Cath Lab for an ASD.The ASD is a doctor made hole in his heart which allows some blood to pass through instead of being pumped through.
Through out Carter's stay in the CVRU his weight fluctuated a lot. He was constantly gaining fluids and then losing them. Carter had 7 chest tubes, and pace maker wires while he was in the CVRU. He also went on dialysis. Carter had many procedures while in the CVRU, one of which his stomach was cut open to look for internal bleeding.
On November 28, 2005 Carter got a G-Tube, a feeding tube that goes into his stomach.
On February 17, 2006 Carter had an out patient procedure, he got a Mic-Key Button. A Mic-Key Button is a long term feeding tube port. Instead of having a tube attached to him Carter has this button which we hook a tube up to, to feed him.
Today Carter is 4 years old. He goes to school, has Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech.
Carter's website www.cardiaccarter.com
Writen by Alison Foster, Carter's mom
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