Doctor visit

[gja1000]

I went to the doctor with my daughter and Emma, my 2 yr old granddaughter. Emma has had a very faint heart murmur a couple of times - present one visit, gone the next, back the next, and so on. So, the pediatrician wanted her to see a pediatric cardiologist.

The appointment was today and I went along to talk with the cardiologist, just in case something was wrong (it wasn't). They did an EKG and took her blood pressure and listened to her heart a long time. She was really good when the doctor was in with her. She was great for the EKG - I thought, "yeah right, she's gonna just lay there with all those wires hooked up to her", and SHE DID! (fooled me) All is fine, no problems at all. It's a perfectly normal heart (the murmur wasn't present today).

It has been at least 10 years since I was with a 2 year old in the doctors office and I can tell you, THERE IS A REASON 57 YEAR OLD WOMEN DON'T HAVE TWO YEAR OLD CHILDREN!!! I needed a nap when we got out of that office. Emma wasn't bad at all, just BUSY! WHEW!

[Janet]

Gayle I'm so glad there was nothing wrong with your granddaughters heart. I'm glad she was so good with the whole visit.

[DianaB]

I know what you mean, Gayle. I've been helping my daughter, Amy, with the Christmas program with our children's church kids. Yesterday I told my daughter that I didn't understand why she didn't just quit and forget the program. Either the kids were awful or my nerves just can't take it anymore..................I think that it's both!!!!! I'm going to start babysitting for Karlie, my new granddaughter who's 2 1/2. We'll see how it goes!!!

I'm so glad that your granddaughter's dr. appt went so well. I have mvp (a heart murmur) and it does cause me some problems.

[Tiramisu]

Gayle, I'm so thankful Emma's heart checked OK. They do tire us out, but it's such a pleasant tiredness.

Diana, what are your murmur symptoms? Do you feel a quiver in your check or anything?

[DianaB]

A quiver in my cheek? No, but my heart thumps and jumps. Sometimes it has palpatations. I can feel it in my neck but not my cheek. It makes me cough.

[Tiramisu]

Originally Posted by DianaB

A quiver in my cheek? No, but my heart thumps and jumps. Sometimes it has palpatations. I can feel it in my neck but not my cheek. It makes me cough.

That was supposed to say "chest". I think I have that too, but it never shows up on an EKG. It might happen several times a day and then not for months. Tell me more! Do you feel faint when it thumps?