Our visit to the cardiologist went very well today, thanks for asking!
Kristin's aorta has grown just a little, but that's to be expected. The doctor expects that it will continue to get a little bigger throughout the pregnancy, but he didn't seem overly concerned.
What?!
Just 7 weeks ago he was instilling horrendous fear into us and talking about "selective reduction" and heart surgery. Now? He seems pretty happy with how things are rolling along.
Not to say that it's not serious - it is serious - and there are many concerns, which he reminded us of (including going through a what-to-do-in-case-of-emergency mini lecture). He also reminded Kristin that she should be relaxing with her feet up, staying in the house as much as possible and having hubby do all the lifting (like I haven't been doing that for 4.5 years...)
So we feel like we've been getting some mixed messages, but we're incredibly thankful that God has answered our prayers - her heart is doing okay and there are no surprises this time!
When the conversation turned to surgery he wouldn't rule out the possibility, but was a little more optimistic this time around. He told us that Kristin would be monitored after the babies are born, and if her aorta doesn't shrink down, they'll prepare her for surgery. If it goes back down, they'll just keep monitoring, he says.
"Unless you're planning to have more kids..."
We laugh. "Hah, I think we're all done..." I say, "three will be plenty!"
He smiles, "Well, you never know... but if you were planning on having more, I'd recommend the surgery, then you'll be okay to have another pregnancy."
Uh-huh. See you in 6 weeks, Doc...
Thank you for your encouragement and prayers, as always we appreciate them! Our next appointments are on Friday for our now routine ultrasound and clinic morning.
Oh, more good news today - La-Z-Boy just called... our replacement recliner is ready to be picked up! Yahoo! Now Kristin will be able to recline her days away... and the freezer comes tomorrow afternoon!
More updates in a few days! We're almost done renovating the kitchen and the nursery is almost ready to be photographed and displayed! Stay Tuned!
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We are so glad to hear that things went well today at the cardiologist. I'm sure it was frustrating to hear mixed messages but we'll take the good news and run with it huh? Ahhh the power of prayer!!
Glad to hear that the LaZBoy is almost there and that Krissy will have a comfy seat to recline her days away. Once I have wheels again, as I said last week, I'll be by with food and entertainment!
Hugs and love to you ALL! xo
I suppose an upside of you looking after Kristin and doing work around the house is that you don't have to watch those awful Detroit Lions lose
For the first time I actually considered 'moderating' a comment... especially one like that from an Anonymous reader!
...must be a Browns fan...
;)
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