Ben had his follow-up with Cardiology today. His previous cardiologist left Cincinnati Children's for a position as head of Cardiology in another Children's Hospital. We were so sad to lose him because he was one of our favorite doctors.
Ben's new Cardiologist seemed very nice and informative. After an EKG, he determined that Ben's irregular heart beat is still stable and unchanged, which is great news. He wants to see Ben again in 6 months for a 24-hour HOLTER monitor. Because it was our first visit with the new doctor, he went over the warning signs of Ben's heart problem and what we would need to do if Ben fainted or lost consciousness. Basically we would have to start and continue CPR if Ben went unconscious and call 911 to be taken to Children's immediately. At that point, a pacemaker may need to be placed. It wasn't anything I already didn't know, but still scary anytime you have to have a conversation about a pacemaker.
That is the worst case scenario and something they don't anticipate happening. The hope is that since Ben has been stable with his rescue beats since birth, he will continue to be for the rest of his life. Ben will continue to have yearly HOLTERs just to keep an eye on things.
2 comments:
The what if factor is always scarey!! I hope the next 6 months go smoothly and you can get some good news then.
Hugs,
Crystal and Eva
Who is your new cardiologist? We see Dr. Michelfelder. We really like him (he did Katie's first cardio echo at Children's when I was still pregnant with her!). Although, we've found Cardiology, in general, to always be backed up and slow with their appointments. Do you guys experience that?
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