Today we went to see Dr. Bingler in cardiology. They started with measurements - she was 81.2 cm long, 12.2 kg, and her blood pressure was 107/66. I asked about the blood pressure because it is the same as mine, and they said it was in her leg which is usually higher and also that the dynomaps that they take them on are not 100% accurate. Okay...I guess I am okay with that answer.
They did an EKG which I am assuming was normal because they did not say anything. The doctor came in, said he heard a soft murmur, and therefore wanted to do an echo. We did the echo, and found out that she has a 3-4mm PFO (patent foramen ovale). This is a whole that is there in utero to help with blood flow from the placenta to the lungs in the fetus, but should close after birth. Hers did not. He said that there really are no complications that they know of for sure with PFOs. If they are large enough it can cause respiratory infections (which he said it sounds like hers are not necessarily from here - but it could have complicated things when she had RSV as a baby and required oxygen). He said since this is the first time we have seen her, we don't know if her PFO was larger when she was a baby, and therefore it is hard to determine if it is closing or staying the same size. They will be following her again in 9 months with another echo to see if the PFO has grown larger as she gets bigger, has gotten smaller, or closed.
I guess there is some research out there that this possibly might increase the chance of her having a stroke when she is older, but there is such conflicting research that it is not sure if this is true. He said hopefully in 5 years we will know more and that will be beneficial for her if it is still there to know this research. He said there is no risk at this time of a clot, and if it was less than 2mm they wouldn't even follow it any more. So let's just hope next time it is closed. Makes me a little nervous for a long term outcome, but hopefully the research is not true!!
We are still waiting on the results of the sleep study...
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