A Girl with a Big Heart
Today was Beatrix's cardiologist visit. She was born with 2 small issues — a small (2mm) hole between chambers, and an open PDA, When she was 11 months old, part of this was solved by inserting a small coil, and the hole has closed, though she still has a small murmur. Today was her first visit in 5 years.
There was a scheduling snafu and she could not see her regular doctor, which was really upsetting because Dr. Dummer is leaving this month to move to California and this was our last visit with her. In the end, it was probably a good thing, because we got transferred to the care of Dr. Chu, who was also great. It's nice to have a new doctor that we know assigned to us with Dr. Dummer going, rather than just anyone that we would have gotten assigned to, and he even Facetimed her so we could say goodbye. The staff there is all fantastic.
The only remanning issue is that Beatrix still has a slightly enlarged aorta. As heart issues go, it's not a huge deal. She can participate in circus without any restrictions, and no action is needed now. They'll want to see her again in 4-5 years. Really, it's *almost* no big deal.
But the hope was that by now she would have outgrown it, so it nags at me a little. And in an environment where healthcare seems ever more precarious, I can't help but feel a little worried (and seriously, if you are one of the people who told me that this whole thing was apparently our fault because we don't have employer-sponsored health insurance right now — because we WORK FOR OURSELVES — you can seriously go suck it right now).
I guess all it means is that have a daughter whose heart is a little too big. And I suppose anyone who knows Beatrix can attest to that.
There was a scheduling snafu and she could not see her regular doctor, which was really upsetting because Dr. Dummer is leaving this month to move to California and this was our last visit with her. In the end, it was probably a good thing, because we got transferred to the care of Dr. Chu, who was also great. It's nice to have a new doctor that we know assigned to us with Dr. Dummer going, rather than just anyone that we would have gotten assigned to, and he even Facetimed her so we could say goodbye. The staff there is all fantastic.
The only remanning issue is that Beatrix still has a slightly enlarged aorta. As heart issues go, it's not a huge deal. She can participate in circus without any restrictions, and no action is needed now. They'll want to see her again in 4-5 years. Really, it's *almost* no big deal.
But the hope was that by now she would have outgrown it, so it nags at me a little. And in an environment where healthcare seems ever more precarious, I can't help but feel a little worried (and seriously, if you are one of the people who told me that this whole thing was apparently our fault because we don't have employer-sponsored health insurance right now — because we WORK FOR OURSELVES — you can seriously go suck it right now).
I guess all it means is that have a daughter whose heart is a little too big. And I suppose anyone who knows Beatrix can attest to that.
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