Emma Grace was born with a VSD. It was repaired in China when she was 8 months old. When we first found out, we were a little upset.... but looking back that was probably her ticket to Philip Hayden, and for that we are thankful.
Today Emma had her appointment with the pediatric cardiologist to check the work that was done in China. They did an EKG and a heart ultrasound. Emma's heart was successfully repaired in China- the doctor said she looks great! He had a lot of great things to say about surgeries he has seen out of China, so that made us feel better. There was one small issue- her aortic valve was leaking slightly (um, I think that is what he said....) but this could happen with a normal heart when someone has a cold... and she did have a cold. SO- he will check her again in 6 months, but overall, she looks great! If she is all clear in 6 months, we just have to follow-up every 2-3 years. Other than that, she has no restrictions on her activity! We have been worried about the bone sticking out of her chest. Our pediatrician thought she might have been born like that, however the cardiologist feels that it is from the heart surgery done in China. He said that it is COMMON for a child to heal in that way and that it will possibly get better over time. But, it might not... regardless, he said that we need to let her grow and see what happens with it. In the future, there are things that can be done (not quite sure we would do anything....) but it was comforting to know that a chest can heal in that way and that it can get better over time. Great news today!
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