Torah decided that she had enough of being well last Saturday and developed a rather harsh cough. No other symptoms stood out to me (fever,vomiting,diarrhea)so I let her go till Wednesday and then took her in to see our primary physician. The doctor thought that it could be do to aspirating since Torah is taking some food by mouth and also because her reflux is slowing coming back. A chest xray was done to make sure Torah was not developing pneumonia due to aspiration, and the test came back normal. After the doctor told me that everything is fine she started to tell me that the radiologist noticed that the area around the heart did not look normal and wanted to know if Torah had ever been diagnosed with a heart murmur. I told the doctor that we had seen a cardiologist before Torah was born and an Echo was done before and after birth, but that the cardiologist could not find anything wrong with the heart at that time. I also told the doctor that about every time we meet a new doctor or whenever Torah is admitted to a hospital - at some point a doctor will ask me if Torah has ever been diagnosed with a heart murmur. After 15 to 20 times of being asked this, I am starting to wonder if there is not something there.
I have talked to Torah's development doctor with The Children's Hospital in Denver and with our primary doctor they both agree that we need to get Torah seen by a cardiologist. So on August 14th I will be taking Torah to a pediatric cardiology clinic in Casper WY to meet with a doctor. I will not know much until then, but as soon as we know more I will update you with what information I get.
Thanks again for all your prayers and thoughts for Torah, she has come along way in the last 16 months.
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