Riley Mackenzie Norton's update blog
Riley hit a speed bump today, that is not life threatening, but will keep him in hospital longer. He has a tear in his lymph system. He can no longer drink breast milk because of fatty acids. It may take him a couple weeks to get over this, so he will be back on IV nutrition until the drainage from the lymph nodes into his chest is stopped.
Posted by Ken Norton at 5/30/2004 12:11:00 AM
Riley was born with congenital heart defects that were detected shortly after birth. He has a condition called heterotaxy which means his internal organs are reversed. His heart is on the right side of his chest. He is also missing a spleen, a cardiac-related condition called asplenia syndrome. Riley's heart only has a single ventricle and a common valve. Before treatment, oxygen poor blood mixed with oxygenated blood causing severe cyanosis ("blueness").
There is no cure for Riley's disease but a three-stage palliative treatment is commonly performed. A few days after birth in April 2003 surgeons at UCSF performed the first stage, a BT Shunt. In May 2004 surgeons performed the Glenn Procedure. In March 2006 Riley underwent the Fontan Procedure, the third stage. Riley developed protein losing enteropathy and in March 2007 received a Fontan fenestration which failed, followed by the Fontan takedown in April 2007.
In 2014, Riley began developing arteriovenous malformations in his lungs. That's an indication that his Glenn circulation is not holding up. In October 2014, Riley went to Stanford for a 1.5 ventricle septation repair.
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