Friday, October 19, 2007

The delta wave is back...

We had Sweet Pea’s appointment at the Mayo today to talk next steps. The delta wave is back on her EKG so since it went dormant and reappeared the specialist said it's very unlikely she will outgrow this on her own, he made a special note to say sometimes they surprise us. So I'm ready to move on from the dream that she will outgrow it and on to the living with it until she can have an ablation. He said by the looks of her EKG it also appears her extra pathway is on the left side of heart which solidifies the fact that it's way too dangerous to ablate before her 4th birthday. He said because of the likely location of the extra pathway they have to insert the catheter between the left and right side of the heart, there's a greater risk for piercing one of the lobes of the heart so they need to make sure she's as big and strong as possible for the procedure. They took blood today as usual (it was not an easy stick this time either so that sucked!) and based on the level in her blood the specialist is going to calculate a new mg/kilo ration to base her dose changes on. She was 17lbs 15oz and 26 3/4 inches long today, we'll see what these numbers are at the pediatrician's office on Thursday, she has her 9 month check-up then.

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