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Heart Surgery
Read all 14 responses: "I have a beautiful daughter who is 2 1/2. When she was only 2 months old they detected a bit of a heart murmur.
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- Good Morning M., I know you are very concerned for your little angel girl. I have a friend in India who's 8 yr old son Samuel just went through a hole in his heart pro...
- my little boy had heart surgery a week before his first birthday in order to repair damage and implant a pacemaker so I know how scary t can be! You really have to tru...
- Nothing will make it any easier. It is absolutely the scariest thing in the world to know that your baby has to have open heart surgery. My son is 18 months old and ...
Another Heart Surgery
Just wanting to know if any other mom's have a child with down syndrome that was also born with heart deffects. Our 15 month old son will be going in next ...
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- hi well A. my son also has down syndrom but he only had the right asv repaired when he was born he had 2 holes in his heart but they waited until he was 13 months to ...
- Hi A.! Oh the things families go through! Your son is a champ!! It's amazing how resilient kids can be! Our situation is a little different, but I understand what ...
- Hello! Congrats on your baby boy. We have a daughter who is 4 years old with Down syndrome. While she was born with heart defects, they are not as severe as your son's...
I Hear My Heart Beat in My Left Ear
Read all 14 responses: "I can often hear my heartbeat in my left ear - usually when I bend down, carry something, go up the stairs, vacuum or whenever I get ...
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- Get your blood pressure checked. I can hear my own heartbeat when mine is high, and with a pregnancy it wouldn't be unlikely that your blood pressure may be elevated.
- My mom almost had to have ear tubes put in when she was in her thirties. The doctor told her to hold her nose and then gently try to blow air through her nose. This ...
- Hi C., Congrats on your pregnancy! Since you are pregnant, I would suggest not taking anything over the counter until you check with your OB. If you don't want to...
Recommended Cardiologist for M. - Post Heart Attack
Read all 10 responses: "My mother recently underwent a mild heart attack & bypass while out of town. All of her care was out of state. She has just returned ...
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- John Harper at Presby Dallas has taken good care of my Dad.
- I had a stroke in September and am only 45. I have been going to Dr. David May in Lewisivlle. I really like him and I want someone that will tell me like it is.
- There are a lot of great cardiologists in Dallas. My hubby is a nurse at Presby Dallas and gets to work with many of them. One he seems to think is really great is D...
Heart Palpitations During First Trimester
Read all 22 responses: "I am in the first trimester of my 2nd pregnancy and I have been having weird little heart irregularities. It is like my heart is ...
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- I had the same thing when I was pregnant and nursing. Now after my third, (he is 2) I still have them every once in a while. Had an EKG done. Shows nothing is wrong...
- Dear J., what you wrote sounded so familiar. When I was pregnant with my now two year old daughter I was always sooo tired. Being a midwife myself I always thought...
- Hi J.. I had heart palpitations, too. I still have them, ever since the pregnancies. It was worse if I laid on my left side. If I can remember correctly, the doctor s...
Heart Defibulators
Read all 8 responses: "Has anyone had a family member that has had to get a heart defibulator put in and during surgery do they have to stop that person's ...
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- I work in the medical field. Our standard practice is to test the ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator) once implanted to insure it is capable of stopping an ir...
- I don't know if they stopped my dad's heart but he has done very well with his defibrillator. My concern though, occurred when a "recall" was issued and we had to make...
- Yes. Both of my grandparents. Just a warning- it is really hard to see them after surgery- just prepare yourself, it's hard to see them all hooked up to the tubes an...
Wanting to Work from Home, but Unsure in Round Rock and Heart Broken
Read all 5 responses: "im currently working at a daycare right now and i REGRET IT!!! i sent my youngest there because i looooooooooved subbing for the ...
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- Hi! My name is K. and I saw that you are looking for a job where you can work from home. I am a 100% Stay At Home Mom of my 7 month old son Gavin. This really is...
- I have 3 small children and researched long and hard for a work at home job. I really wanted to contribute to my family and keep my kids with me during the day. So I d...
- Niky, I live in Round Rock and work from home. I understand your need to get your life in control. I was a single mother and hated day care. I felt like others w...
Seeking Other Mothers of Chd Children
I too have a child with a heart defect. She is 18 months old and her heart defect ... She has had 2 open heart surgeries and she was born with other medical ...
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- I too have a child with a heart defect. She is 18 months old and her heart defect is Tetralogy of Fallot. She has had 2 open heart surgeries and she was born with ot...
- My youngest child was a 26 week preemie, and he has an ASD, but it will require no treatment. I know you requested a mother who has gone through a heart defect with he...
- I am very sorry to hear about your youngest. It must be rough. I don't have any children. I am 7 months pregnant however. I can only imagine what you are going through...
Help with Heart / Apnea Monitor
Read all 7 responses: "My daughter was born last Sunday (2/22) and while in the nursery she stopped breathing and turned "blueish" twice.
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- I remember exactly what you are going thru. My daughter is three now but she was born at 28 weeks and when she came home she was on a heart and apnea monitor. I rememb...
- My son was born 16 weeks prematurely, and when he finally came out of the NICU he had an apnea monitor. It definitely went off at times, but all the episodes were fa...
- My son was born at 28 wks and we got that stupid monitor too. His alarms went off *66* times one week, 6 alarms were real. I started calling the company at 4am, if I w...
*Anyones Child over 2 Been Diagnosed with Heart Murmur???*
Read all 7 responses: "hey ladies, i was just wondering if anyones child over the age of 2 has been diagnosed with having a heart murmur? the pediatrician ...
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- My daughter had the same thing and she saw a pediatric cardiologist when she turned 2, and he said everything was fine, some kids don't grow out of it until they are 6...
- My four year old went in for an infection and the Dr detected a murmur, so she went for a cardiogram and it came back with no narrowing of the arteries and that basica...
- I had one when I was a baby and matter of fact I still have it. Don't quote me on this but I recall my doctor at one point saying 90% of people with heart murmurs go ...
