So when I took her in this morning, I was used to the routine. Weight, height, head measurement, Is she interactive?, Does she make eye contact?, Does she sleep well?... and so it goes. Then on to Listening to her breath and listening to her heart.
This Doctor was not my regular Doctor. I have had her a couple times and she seems to know her stuff. But she sure was taking her time listening to Grace's Chest. After a good two minutes she walked over to her computer. It may have only been 2 minutes to you but to me, time just stopped. "Is everything ok?" Words that came out all too awkwardly. Why was she being so quiet, holy lady, speak! "well", she said" I think I hear a murmur and I am just going to check through Graces Records to see if there was one in the past." I told her there never was. She asked me if it was ok to get another dr. for a second opinion, and left me in the room to wait.
The second opinion confirmed it. However, not to worry they had both reassured me. This inst necessarily a bad thing. Its low on the Cardiologists list of worries. Don't worry. Shes healthy and that's a good sign. Shes ok. Don't worry... Yea, right.
From here we just wait, another 3 months and we can listen again. Then from there, we decide if she needs a ultrasound... And they said that is highly unlikely.
Dont't worry. Easy for you to say. She's NOT your Baby. Shes been ours for the last 19 and a half months and 9 months before that. She's been everything that makes us happy and everything we work for. She's the best of Geoff and I. She's silly, and stubborn, and smart and a pain in our side. Now, i guess for the next 3 months, We hold our breath. Pray for the best. The Drs. said its common, not to look up on the internet what it could mean. Not to worry, In all likeness, shes a healthy little girl, and shows all signs of being healthy. I know that's true. I believe that's true. But we're still waiting...
Aww Katie, I know how scary this is, and nothing anyone will say will stop you from worrying. But here's our story, Rowan had a murmur from birth and so we had to make our regular visits to Calgary to the Cardeologist for a while, but they said if would probably clear up on its own and thats exactly what it did. I also know a few very healthy adults that have always had one as well. But yes its easy for me to say it'll be ok when its not my little girl, but i'm sure it will be! :)
ReplyDeleteAw. Thanks, That actually better to hear from a friend than a Doc! Thanks lacey!
ReplyDeleteaw. katie! i don't have anything to say, except that I wish I could give you a hug. what a stress right before your trip. hope that this clears up on its own. let me tell you. you must have a good doctor! why do i say that? b/c my doctor never, EVER has listened to Lexi's heartbeat or breathing. what the heck. I didn't even know this is the common procedure.
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Angela
ok. so now travis said that i shouldn't have posted that you are going on a trip. but then i said that you've already posted on here that you are going away, right? are we paranoid or what?
ReplyDeleteNo worries!!
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