I just want to let you know what is going on with our life with Carsten. We had an appt with the pediatric cardiologist to check on his heart and he has a mild form of pulmonary valve stenosis. I have included a link below if you want to learn more about it. The Dr. said he can live a normal life and it does not change his abillity to be an active kid, or his quality of life. It is good to hear he won't have any restrictions and can do all the sports Mitch has already mapped out for him.
This is something Carsten will have his whole life. As he continues to grow, usually the valve will grow too, but the valve will never be perfect and this is something that he doesn't outgrow. We will need to continue to go to the dr. throughout his life to follow-up and just make sure it doesn't change. The dr. mentioned most kids go from a mild case to less than mild.
He was a trooper and had an EKG and an ultrasound. He will need to go back within 3 months and have a follow-up. Most likely if needed, he will need to take antibiotics before he goes to the dentist. Good thing his daddy is his dentist. http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00610.html
He is getting to be a big boy and now weighs 12.1lbs and is 23.5 inches long.
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Thanks for the update. This will be nice so that we get to see him as he grows. He already looks so different here!
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