I was just reading a friend's blog and she was commenting on one of her entries about being vulnerable and honest. Todd and I too have been holding onto something that we've only shared with our families. Partly, because we didn't know any answers and didn't know what exactly to tell people and partly because I still needed time to process everything.
Ours starts with our little Jude. Wednesday, February 27 he was 2 weeks old, I took him to his 2 week appointment on Thursday. Everything started out great with him gaining almost a whole pound (he was 1 oz. shy of gaining a whole pound from birth weight) and growing an inch in length. By the way, Momma's milk is doing him very good. The doctor did his regular questions and did his checks and then it came time to listen to his heart. I stood there as the doctor kept listening and kept listening and I thought that maybe he was hearing congestion since we've all had the runny noses in the house. The doctor finally looked up and said his heart is beating really fast, a lot faster than he thought it should be. So, to be on the safe side he wanted to do an EKG. We did an EKG there in the office and after looking at that he decided we needed to call a pediatric heart specialist and just check with him about his heart rate. After talking with the specialist it was agreed that we needed to do another EKG at the hospital and do some blood work to test for anemia and thyroid issues and the specialist would take a look at those results to see if we needed to do anything else.
After the second round of tests the specialist called us and wanted to see Jude for himself and do an EKG and an echo cardiogram in his office. My heart sank and I spent the rest of the evening in tears. It was so hard thinking that there might be something wrong with my son's heart and at the same time not knowing what could be wrong.
Friday was our appointment with the specialist and after meeting with him we did eliminate a heart rhythm problem and mechanical problems, his heart is very healthy. Praise You, Jesus. But with not having the blood work back there could be thyroid issues causing his fast heart rate. The specialist sent us home with a 24 hour heart monitor, he wanted to see how Jude's heart did at all stages of his day.
Tuesday evening we got the results from the 24 hour heart monitor and the blood work. He does have an "abnormally" high heart rate and the blood work came back good, he does not have thyroid issues. So, with no anemia, no thyroid problems and no rhythm problems we sort of have the doctors perplexed. We talked about our options and Todd and I really feel comfortable with taking him to our doctor for regular check-ups and keeping an eye on it. With his heart being mechanically in great condition, no murmurs and all ventricles working properly, it may be that he has a faster heart rate.
This is him hooked up to the heart rate monitor.
4 comments:
Heather, thanks for sharing this. I will pray for Jude every time I think of you guys. I'm sorry you are even having to wonder what's going on. I pray God will keep your mind steadfast and at peace. Love you, sister!
Hey-
Know that we're continuing to pray with you. God is good, He is the Prince of Peace. And He knows what's going on! It's so not fun, but we know and will keep praying for some answers.
praying that his little heart is just so excited about life it has to beat faster....and if that's not the case, that it would calm down. and praying for inexplainable peace. love you guys!
One of my favorite passages when I need a reminder to trust in the Lord (which is pretty frequently)is 2 Chronicles 20:15-26.
So thankful to hear the good test results. Praying that this will soon be a thing of the past.
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