Friday, November 02, 2007

FFF & Cardio checkup

We had a cardio checkup yesterday, it has been six months since our last one and Evan had asked several times when we were going to see his Dr. McOmber! We are so blessed to have such a wonderful and caring cardio to care for our Evan, he feels so special there with him & his nurses. There is nothing we value more than feeling comfortable and at peace knowing that your childs doctor is without a doubt looking at your child as a person, not another patient. The nurses there even walk with our heartwalk team every year - they are wonderful. So.... Dr. says that Evan is looking great - he did a great echo and explained to Evan what he was looking at and answered all his "why?" questions. He said that we will do another Ventilation Profusion Scan and 24 hr. holter in March which will be 1 year since the last scan. We will continue to do this every year to keep an eye on the left PA that was stented Apr. 06 - eventually they say he will need a valve and conduit to replace his current valve and left PA so we are just going to keep a good watch and put it off as long as possible. We also were able to discontinue Digoxin for the time being so, Evan will be med free for a while. We thought the night was just going wonderful then, at bathtime Evan fell getting out of the tub and gashed his chin open - I about died when Eric came running out of the bathroom with him. We ran to the immediate care which was to close in 10 minutes and they were able to glue it shut with steri strips and avoid stiches. This weeks FFF is of Evan and his beloved Dr. McOmber. Next weeks will be of Evan and his steri strips - oiy - this boy keeps me on my toes!

2 comments:

The Portas said...

Good cardiologists are GOLD!! We have an amazing one, too, and it just takes so much stress off our shoulders. I'm so glad to hear that Evan doesn't need to go back for a while. I can't wait for that day for us! :)

Sorry to hear about the poor chin...owie.

Anonymous said...

The first thing I thought when I saw the doc - "He looks so young!" But i agree, that good cardiologits are gold - and what great news about Evan! - except for the chin - OW!