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Today we meet with the Cardiologist Dr. K from Saskatoon. He came to see Erica because of her rapid breathing and low oxygen. We weren't really expecting any diagnosis but rather had a bunch of questions as to what they figure could be wrong, where do we go from here, if they think it could be hereditary, etc... We ended up getting a diagnosis of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis.

Pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare and serious condition in which there is an obstruction (blockage) in the blood vessels that bring oxygen-rich blood from the lungs back to the heart. It can be isolated to a single pulmonary vein, but most often occurs in multiple veins simultaneously.

The stenosis occurs due to an abnormal thickening and, thus, narrowing of the walls of the veins. Pulmonary vein stenosis frequently progresses. As a result, partial loss or even total obstruction of flow to a vessel or vessels may occur.

Surgery to widen the narrowed veins and catheterization to stretch the vessel are usually short-term solutions since the obstruction typically recurs within a month to six weeks. **** Taken from the Children's Hospital of Boston Website****

So he decided that they would put her on Oxygen (just a little to help her not work so hard and regain her energy back) and Viagra... Yes you heard me right my baby girl is on Viagra.