We had another cardiologist visit yesterday. This one had been stressing me. Because he needed to lay still while having the echo cardiogram done, they would have to sedate him. He also had to fast because of the sedation and I was very worried about not feeding my baby.
His appointment was at 1 and we got there about 12:30. They were able to get us back before our appointment time. Joshua had been sleeping for a few hours before and his nurse thought maybe we could snuggle him in some blankets and he would go back to sleep. Wonderful! They were trying to do the echo without sedation. I was a happy Mommy!
Joshua did great. I stayed back and could only see his feet while the echo was being done. I didn't want him to see me and get excited. About 15 minutes later, they were able to get the images they needed and he was done.
His nurse took his vitals. He is up over 13lbs. now. She tried and tried, I'm guessing 10-15 times to get a blood pressure and was not able to get one from him. His poor little arm and leg is now bruised because of all the attempts. She took us to another room and I was finally able to feed him again.
Another nurse came in, and still no blood pressure. She only tried once though.
His doctor came in and said the echo images looked very positive and she was happy with it. The pressure in the chambers is where it should be and his body is doing a very good job at regulating the pressure without surgery.
She doesn't need to see him back for another four months. I was glad for that because she herself is about to have a baby and I didn't want to be stuck seeing another doctor while she was on leave.
We are just praising the Lord for the healing and the comfort in knowing we were not going through this alone.
