Last Friday we met with Dr. Menon, a cardiologist at Primary Children's Hospital. After listening to Brooklyn's heart, he told us that he thought she might have a small hole in her heart. We were informed that this is somewhat common and usually healed on its own. He wanted her to get an echocardiogram to see where the hole is and go from there. Tuesday morning I took little miss Brooklyn to PCMC for her echocardiogram. She was only allowed clear liquids that morning so she was not very happy. That didn't help when it was IV time. I didn't watch but could hear her scream as they held her down and secured the IV in her hand. That's enough to break a mama's heart. I was glad to have Jordan by my side. The nurses explained to us what the three medicines were that they would inject for the sedation. The first would make her sleepy. The second was a pain reliever. The third would cloud the signals from the brain to the body to keep her still. She took the lowest amounts of each and peacefully slept for the whole procedure.
I impatiently waited for the doctor to call with the results. I even called the doctor's office to check if they had them. He finally called and told me that she does not have a hole. He said there is a mild narrowing of her pulmonary valve. He expects it to improve with time. He said there is nothing to look for or worry about but that he just wants to see her again in 2 years. Pretty good results. We love our Brooklyn!
