Jade Update – the results are in!
I’ll need to back up a little bit, since I haven’t done an update in a while. At the last update, Jade had seen her allergist and, after confirming she has no allergy to wheat or corn, he had referred...
View ArticleLatest Cardiology Update – 06/03/08
Just got back from the cardiologist check up. EKG looked great, even though she was screaming the whole time. By the way, can someone tell me, what is so scary about STICKERS? I mean that’s really all...
View ArticleJade Update – 10/6/08
I could have sworn I posted about last month, but the proof is on the blog, huh. LOL We took Jade for her allergy re-testing towards the end of September, and as we suspected her skin tests came back...
View ArticleLatest Cardiology Update – 12/02/08
Well, just got back from seeing Dr. Albrecht. Jade’s pressures look ok in the right ventricle. I think the peak was 65 mm Hg. He thinks the elevation last time (mean of about 50 mm Hg, peak of 85 mm...
View ArticleJade Update – 06/02/09
Just got back from Jade’s check up with Dr. Albrecht. As expected the VSD has continued to get smaller, which is good. Valves also look good. The pressure gradient in her right ventricle is up a good...
View ArticleJade Update – 6/30/09 – UVA appointment
So we never did get a surgery date. As expected, UVA wisely wanted to do an echocardiogram and EKG at their clinic at UVA before deciding anything. That appointment was today. And boy, she did...
View ArticleJade Update, part 2 – 7/1/09
Just got off the phone with the cardiologist (he’s AWESOME about calling me at home for stuff). He said that he’s reviewed her results from yesterday and talked to the doctor who saw her and they...
View ArticleJade – Quick update – 7/14/09
Just got a call from Pediatric Endocrinology at UVA. Apparently Dr. Hoyer (the cardiologist at UVA) and Dr. Deboer (endocrinologist) have been discussing Jade’s case, and so they made her an...
View ArticleCongenital Heart Defect Awareness Week – How Far We’ve Come
In honor of Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, last night I, and several other ladies, had the privilege of sharing our experiences with Congenital Heart Defects with a group of women from our...
View ArticleJade Update – 9/4/12
So, Jade’s got a new cardiologist. Apparently Dr. Albrecht is scaling back his practice and giving over the traveling part of what he does to one of his colleagues, Dr. McQuilkin. Dr. McQuilken is...
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