Thedurtysanchez
Thedurtysanchez t1_iv9ygep wrote
Reply to comment by rharvey8090 in During heart transplanting, how does the body survive before the heart is replaced? by harkhinz
Our son was at risk of needing ECMO and the main risk we heard at the time was a poor understanding of the temperature fluctuations in the blood supply could lead to cognitive or behavior complications later in life. Have you experienced that at all?
Thedurtysanchez t1_iva09l4 wrote
Reply to comment by rharvey8090 in During heart transplanting, how does the body survive before the heart is replaced? by harkhinz
I believe they do it for the newborns as well, but the variations may have been enough.
He was on bypass for his surgeries and even that lead the surgeons to let us know he is at higher risk for ADHD for some reason they don't fully understand.