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CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — After eight hours in surgical procedure over Thanksgiving, a Kankakee girl is recovering after she obtained a brand new coronary heart. Her case is so uncommon medical doctors say out of the hundreds of transplants they do a yr, possibly one like this ever occurs.
Since Nov. 4, Sonya Ashford waited in hospital rooms night time after night time, understanding her nights have been numbered.
“I’m going to want a coronary heart transplant, if I needed to maintain residing,” she stated. “It was very scary.
“She most likely solely had days to reside,” stated Dr. Valluvan Jeevanandam.
A workforce of medical doctors gave Sonya a brand new coronary heart, and for the primary time she was capable of hear it beat.
“It does sound higher,” she stated. “My coronary heart sounds sooner. It didn’t sound, it’s bizarre to say earlier than it sounded gurgly.”
“There’s about 3,200 coronary heart transplants completed yearly in the USA,” stated Jeevanandam.
Jeevanandam, director of the Coronary heart and Vascular Institute at College of Chicago Medication, stated Ashford’s case was distinctive. The chemistry or make-up of her blood would reject most transplants that would save her life. They wanted to discover a match after which change the chemistry of her blood to just accept a brand new coronary heart.
“It’s lower than on in 1,000,000 that you’d discover a donor for her,” Jeevanandam stated. “Most packages would have given up, however we use the science with that we’re conversant in on the College of Chicago that I’ve developed.”
“That one was truly a miracle to seek out,” Sonya stated.
Thanksgiving Day a donor was discovered. Hours later, a workforce of medical doctors, nurses and technicians started treating Sonya’s blood and transplanting her new coronary heart — towards the chances and her personal physique’s struggle to reject the medical doctors’ life-saving surgical procedure.
“I really feel like I’ve a brand new lease on life,” she stated. “I really feel good. I really feel actually good. I really feel extra constructive.”
The mom of six kids between 18 and 30 now has the added well being and motivation to see their milestones for years to return.
“I might like to see some grandkids,” she stated.
Docs will cautiously maintain her within the iCU for 3 or 4 days. If all goes effectively she might be out of the hospital in a matter of weeks.
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