Wow, was this appointment ever different from last week!
It was an early morning and we did get there late, but not so sure that effected anything (eye roll).
Nola came with us today and she did really well for a 2 year old. Toopy and Binoo did get us out of one tantrum :-)
Did the ultrasound and looked at all sorts of things, heart function being number one of course. It took about half hour to get all the information they needed and the sonographer was off to check the images with the Peri's. Soon after she came back with Doctor Fruitman, the Pediatric Cardiologist. (Last week I saw a different PC because Dr. Fruitman was in Hawaii.)
Dr. Fruitman started off by telling us how wonderful everything looked and how great things were going...?? Huh?
The nuts and bolts of it are that last week the images were really crappy because of all the shadows given due to the calcification of the bones of the baby. AND LG was not being cooperative at all and was laying mostly with her back to us making it extremely difficult for the sonographer to get any real good shots. Nobodies fault. Dr. Fruitman said if she was looking at the pictures Dr. Meyer's was last week she would have thought things were pretty bad too. But they aren't.
The images captured today were MUCH clearer and they could see much more of what is actually going on with the heart. LG was cooperative and turned up right so they could see everything they needed to with no problem.
So...
1. The heart beat was up, which means the Salbutamol is working. This drug was the next step anyway because the heart beat would have continued to go down.
2. The lining of the heart doesn't appear as thick as it did last week. It seems alright.
3. The valves are not closing properly. They haven't been for about a month. Dr. Meyer's didn't know that, so things really haven't changed and Dr. Fruitman isn't worried about it because she feels this will correct itself after birth.
4. The vein on the right side of her body is redistributing the blood because her heart rate has increased and it has relieved a little pressure.
Dr. Fruitman has no hesitation that I can get to 34 weeks without a problem. (Insert sigh of relief.)
Dr. Cooper, the OB, thinks it shouldn't be a problem also.
Of course, every Wednesday after the ultrasound I meet with a Perinatologist who tells me about the general health of LG. Today she confirmed that movement is the best telltale sign of anything. And baby is moving lots :-) She also mentioned that baby is continuing to grow positively wonderful and is easily meeting all the measurements and weights they expect her to. Awesome.
Dr. Fruitman said that is another reason why we are going to keep on the track we are, because LG doesn't seem to be effected in any other way. She seems strong and normal in every aspect except for this silly little heart thing ;-)
I believe in all the prayers. I believe in all the positive thinking. I believe in our medical world.
Holding Fast!
Btw, LOVED having my husband and daughter with me :D
Just for interest sake, for those of you who have wondered what it takes to make me tick...
It was an early morning and we did get there late, but not so sure that effected anything (eye roll).
Nola came with us today and she did really well for a 2 year old. Toopy and Binoo did get us out of one tantrum :-)
Did the ultrasound and looked at all sorts of things, heart function being number one of course. It took about half hour to get all the information they needed and the sonographer was off to check the images with the Peri's. Soon after she came back with Doctor Fruitman, the Pediatric Cardiologist. (Last week I saw a different PC because Dr. Fruitman was in Hawaii.)
Dr. Fruitman started off by telling us how wonderful everything looked and how great things were going...?? Huh?
The nuts and bolts of it are that last week the images were really crappy because of all the shadows given due to the calcification of the bones of the baby. AND LG was not being cooperative at all and was laying mostly with her back to us making it extremely difficult for the sonographer to get any real good shots. Nobodies fault. Dr. Fruitman said if she was looking at the pictures Dr. Meyer's was last week she would have thought things were pretty bad too. But they aren't.
The images captured today were MUCH clearer and they could see much more of what is actually going on with the heart. LG was cooperative and turned up right so they could see everything they needed to with no problem.
So...
1. The heart beat was up, which means the Salbutamol is working. This drug was the next step anyway because the heart beat would have continued to go down.
2. The lining of the heart doesn't appear as thick as it did last week. It seems alright.
3. The valves are not closing properly. They haven't been for about a month. Dr. Meyer's didn't know that, so things really haven't changed and Dr. Fruitman isn't worried about it because she feels this will correct itself after birth.
4. The vein on the right side of her body is redistributing the blood because her heart rate has increased and it has relieved a little pressure.
Dr. Fruitman has no hesitation that I can get to 34 weeks without a problem. (Insert sigh of relief.)
Dr. Cooper, the OB, thinks it shouldn't be a problem also.
Of course, every Wednesday after the ultrasound I meet with a Perinatologist who tells me about the general health of LG. Today she confirmed that movement is the best telltale sign of anything. And baby is moving lots :-) She also mentioned that baby is continuing to grow positively wonderful and is easily meeting all the measurements and weights they expect her to. Awesome.
Dr. Fruitman said that is another reason why we are going to keep on the track we are, because LG doesn't seem to be effected in any other way. She seems strong and normal in every aspect except for this silly little heart thing ;-)
I believe in all the prayers. I believe in all the positive thinking. I believe in our medical world.
Holding Fast!
Btw, LOVED having my husband and daughter with me :D
Just for interest sake, for those of you who have wondered what it takes to make me tick...
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