Indiana Feek Undergoes Emergency Surgery After Doctors Remove 610 cc of Fluid From Her Heart
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 14
Indiana Feek Undergoes Emergency Surgery After Doctors Remove 610 cc of Fluid From Her Heart
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 14
Summary
Doctors removed 610 cc of fluid from around 12-year-old Indiana Feek’s heart in emergency surgery after she collapsed nearly two weeks after open-heart surgery.
Rory Feek said the fluid buildup—a known post-surgical inflammation complication—was preventing her heart from pumping properly, causing loss of color, oxygen struggle and vomiting.
Indiana was taken first to a hospital in Waco, Texas, then airlifted to Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin for specialized care after her condition rapidly worsened.
Feek said doctors expect a full recovery and no further problems, a sharp turn after he and wife Rebecca feared they had lost her during the Thursday emergency.
The scare followed Indiana’s recent corrective surgery for a ventricular septal defect diagnosed after birth; Feek had said she was discharged from the hospital on July 3.