Yesterday we took Margaret to the cardiologist. It was a very long appointment with lots of different "activities" during the visit. In the end they said her heart is just fine and we have nothing to worry about.
She has an unusual amount of pressure going towards the right side, but since that usually occurs with a specific structural defect that she does not have, they are not worried about it.
She also has a very small (3mm) hole in her heart between the two atria. Atrial Septum Defect or something similar is the name for it. The expectation is that as she grows the hole will close up and there will be no problem. Just to be on the safe side, in case she is one of the 5% that doesn't have it close up, they will check her again in the summer of 2011! If they don't want to see her again for 18 months, then there is no reason for us to worry!
The doctor was really nice and it seems like they did a really detailed job of checking her out.
So her next check up will be next Wednesday when we go in for her regular 2 week checkup with the doctor.
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