Monday was Jillian's cardiology appointment at Children's Mercy and everything is perfect. I couldn't be more thankful. This has stressed me out and left me on the verge of tears (sometimes in tears) for the past couple of weeks. I was so relieved that I started crying when I called Andy to tell him the good news.
The took her height, weight, temp, BP and did an EKG. She had to hold completely still for 10 second for the EKG - it took 3 tries. Then the doctor came in and said that her EKG was normal, asked me lots of questions and then listened to her heart. She told me that the oscillations radiated up her chest and that her only concern was a hole between the atria, so she wanted a echo. This is when I started to have a mini panic attack. I had this horrible vision of me watching the screen and seeing the hole in her heart, which made me think of open heart surgery and you can see where this was going. I was worried about Jillian holding still for the echo and the doctor said they would look at the atria first thing, since that was her suspicion. So we went for the echo and laid her down and gently wrapped her legs, I gave her her snuggly and they turned on Dora. She did a little wiggling, but the tech easily completed the whole thing. Jillian was an angel! The doctor came in and said that everything was normal and that we didn't need to be seen again. She said that she may out grow it, but she had no concerns about Jillian.
Yeah!!! I can finally relax. As we were leaving I see all the kids in the other rooms and think about how they DO have heart problems and how their parents must feel and how it affects their lives. Like I said, I am so THANKFUL!!! For those of us with healthy children, don't ever take it for granted. Go hug your kids! :)
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