my baby daughter
isabelle was born two weeks ago and
diagnosed with a heart murmur. She
immediately had an echocardiogram which
showed an atrial septal defect (hole in
the heart) of 5mm. We were ok with this
as she wouldnt need surgery until the age
of 3, and it is pretty much a
straightforward operation.
But then she had her second echocardiogram
last week and her paediatric cardiologist
picked up a malfunctioning pulmonary valve
also. He has told us she will now need
the surgery at 4 months of age...And that
she will more than likely decline in
health over the next few months. This is
extremely frightening for my hubby and i,
i'm scared about her catching a cold as
she has to go straight into hospital
should she become the slightest bit ill.
Is anyone else going through this, and can
someone out there tell me shes going to be
just fine? Very scary
