Chris and I took Lucy for her second visit to the cardiologist today (we left Kate home with my Dad). She was well behaved for her echo cardiogram and her ECG, thankfully.
So the news is: Her 'pressure' is up to 80+ (from 30 at birth and 60 our last visit) but Dr. Duncan thinks that it will plateau there. It is not good for it to be so high though so her first angioplasty will be scheduled for October 30th or 31st. Before it is scheduled Dr. Duncan will be presenting her information to a team of Dr's and surgeons and seeing if they agree with his consensus, which they likely will, and then the appointment will be booked. They figure that it will be booked for 8am, which means we will have to be there for 6:30. The procedure will likely take 3 hours from start to finish. It has a very high success rate but there is some risk that her femoral artery, through which they thread the cathater, may get damaged to some degree. As a result they will be keeping her over night and she should be able to go home by noon the next day, assuming all is well. It's a lot to take in but we are optimistic, even though having a 'date' makes the whole thing a little more real, and so a little more nerve-wracking.
Anyway, keep those prayers and the positive thoughts coming her way please! Thanks!
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