02/24/2012 Cardiology Appointment Update

Yesterdays appointment went as well as to be expected.  He has had some change to his heart but nothing significantly different then from the appointment 6 months ago.  Dr. McKenna and I spoke about the orthopedic doctor's advice  to have the spinal fusion surgery.  The surgery would hold more risks and the mortality rate is higher he said the surgery is a possibility.  It would require the best of the best to handle every single detail.  I sat back and acknowledged I was listening to the information but politely declined the surgery.  The thought being that I not only want to respect Kody's opinion but also we, the doctor and I, understand it is quality over quantity. 

With that being said this appointment was not as I expected it and it was a good thing. 

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Another Appointment @ SJH

In a little while we are headed off to St Joseph's in Tampa for a visit with the cardiologist, Dr. McKenna.  This is his six month check up which means he is getting an echocardiogram as well as an EKG.  I will be bringing along the xrays from the orthopedic appointment because McKenna is who wanted him seen by the doctor.  Also, I am going to mention the episodes to him just to get his input about things.  The xray will give him a outter visual though his interal visual will be more telling of the condition of his heart at this point.  Usually I am nervous and stressed about this particular appointment but I am taking a new appraoch and just handling things as they come.

I will update later on about how things went.

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Cardiology in The AM

Tomorrow morning is Kody's appointment with Dr.  McKenna .  It has been 6 months since visit so he will get an echocardiogram and EKG done.  This will give us all a better understanding of Kody's heart status.  I will bring up the couple of 'episodes' that he has had as well as bring along the xray he had done.  Updates will follow the appointment. 
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This Morning ... Whew Thanks Kody

This morning was a bit of a hold your breath moment.  Kody got up for class and was fine.  He excused himself from class to go use the restroom and he seemed to be taking a little longer than normal to finish his business.  I, being the mom I am, walked into the bathroom with the "What are you doing?  Planning to skip class in the bathroom?" ... well he was crying.  It seems he started feeling ill.  He was breathing heavily and said his chest felt heavy and that he did not know why.  I grabbed the blood pressure machine to check that and it was 175/90 and his pulse rate was 145bpm.  This was clearly another episode like he has had in the past.

Thankfully it passed after about 20 minutes and he laid down watching netflicks for a while.  There goes another 10 years off my lifeline.