30 Aug 10

30 Aug 10

The senior doctor in the ward suddenly saw Charlene's chest X-ray (after a few days) and thought that her heart looked bigger than normal. Charlene was sent for a 2-D heart scan. It was dejavu for me. Not too long ago, they sent her for kidneys ultrasound. I prayed a silent prayer for Charlene as the radiologist went about doing the scan. The expression on the radiologist tells me that something is not too good.

The cardiologist came into the room and took over the procedure. He looked at me and said "Oh, Charlene has grown so big, I recognised her heart!" He disagreed with the radiologist and said that Charlene's heart size is normal. Praise the Lord! And the little hole in Charlene's heart (which most premature babies have) has closed!

However, there's something that might be of concern. Charlene's heart muscle (the one in the middle) is mildly thick. Normal size is 55mm but hers is 56mm. The cardiologist said it's not a big deal but to be safe, they will continue to monitor Charlene. I asked for the cause and he said most likely genetics. I told him the geneticist found nothing that could account for Charlene's fits and gave us open date. The cardio doctor then said he will get the geneticist to relook. He even hypothesized that perhaps some deposits is causing Charlene's heart muscle to thicken and perhaps the same deposits in the brain caused seizures.

Haha, Dez and I have given up on finding the cause for Charlene's condition but if this may shed some light and hence helped in Charlene's treatment, we will gladly accept it.

Lord Jesus, everything is in your hands!