We met with Jereth's cardiologist, Dr. Eloisa Walker, in Boise today. She is quite pleased with his progress. He is looking healthier and gaining weight. His incision has healed very nicely although the chest bone is healing with an upward ridge (she had a special medical name for it, but I can't remember what is was) that is not uncommon and should not cause problems.
Showing posts with label Heart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heart. Show all posts
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16 November 2010
November 16, 2010
First Visit to the Pediatric Cardiologist
Today we took Jereth to the Pediatric Cardiologist. We are blessed to have been referred to a caring heart doctor who has a wonderful manner with both the patient and the parents. She explained exactly what is going on with Jereth's heart. The atrial shunt didn't close when he was born and he has a large (5 mm) hole in the top part of the ventricular wall. For now we will be suplementing his feeding so he gets more calories per milliliter and he will be taking a prescription to relieve the pressure on his lungs. We hope these steps will help him gain weight.
Today we took Jereth to the Pediatric Cardiologist. We are blessed to have been referred to a caring heart doctor who has a wonderful manner with both the patient and the parents. She explained exactly what is going on with Jereth's heart. The atrial shunt didn't close when he was born and he has a large (5 mm) hole in the top part of the ventricular wall. For now we will be suplementing his feeding so he gets more calories per milliliter and he will be taking a prescription to relieve the pressure on his lungs. We hope these steps will help him gain weight.
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