doing things differently
Written by Mary Beth   
Monday, February 22, 2010
I took Bling today to get a holter test.  An EKG she gets to wear for 24 hours.

A five year old should not have to wear one of those things.  A five year old should not have a need to do so.  But then there are a lot of "things aren't supposed to be this way" in this world.

I'm not upset or mad.  It's just bizarre.  Different.

She has been complaining off and on over the past few months about her heart "hurting".  My daughter is not a complainer so I should actually say that she "mentioned" that her heart hurt.  Her pediatrician did an EKG in the office and it looked normal but she referred us to a cardiologist since the symptoms had been going on for awhile.

She had an x-ray and blood work (to check her thyroid and for anemia) after she felt like she was going to pass out a little over a week ago.  All of those tests came back normal, too (except her platelets were higher than the normal range but the doctors said it was not a concern).

This past Thursday we met with the pediatric cardiologist.  He ran another EKG which had normal results.  He didn't see any red flags but wants to be safe so he ordered the holter test and an echocardiogram.  We'll return the holter tomorrow and she'll have her echo on Friday.  Her sternum goes in and he said that that can be an indication to something else wrong but he really doesn't think there is (that's something the echo will be helpful in figuring out).

The cardiologist said that in most cases stress and/or anxiety are the causes of heart complaints in children.  He encouraged me to really think about our life to see if there is anything that might cause her stress or anxiety.  It seems weird that someone so young would have a heart respond that way but she has the exact same personality as I do and stress affects my body funky, too.  Thankfully, he didn't poo-poo us and try to say it's all in her head.  He was very careful to make sure of that . . . he just wanted to make us think about it.

So, we're in wait and see mode.  I know God is good no matter what.  I pray that the Lord gives the doctor wisdom and discernment as he works with us.

- it's blahg! mb

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avatar Jill
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Praying for your little one and joining you in celebration of Frodo's one year mark!
Tuesday 23 February 2010, 01:27
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