A new of medication

"But let all who take refuge in You be glad,
Let them ever sing for joy;
And may You shelter them,
That those who love Your name may exalt in You."

Psalm 5: 11

Well as stated in my previous post, we had an appointment to see Laura's Cardiologist today. Overall, it went as we were expecting.

They did an x-ray, an E.K.G. and an Eco cardiogram. We should get these results sometime next week. The purpose of them was to establish a base line for Laura.

We also added a new medication. This one is called Captopril. It will continue to help with Laura's breathing and fluid build up on her lungs. It will be administered every 8 hours. We are also moving the Lasiks up to once every 8 hours.

Tara asked about Laura's weight gain. Dr. Maciek said that the slow down maybe caused by Laura starting to burn more calories. This result is not unexpected, and is why we were going with a richer formula at her feedings in addition to breast milk.

This has caused Dr. Maciek to want to see Laura next Monday for a follow up. He wants to see how she is doing on the new medication.

All of this caused Dr. Maciek to call in the attending doctor at Texas Children's Hospital (this is common). It is their opinion that Laura's Heart surgery will likely be in September. They felt that she is progressing faster than they thought she would. Again this is not a surprise or unexpected. Tara and I have been wondering if Laura was moving along quickly. So, while we would have chosen not to have to go through this at all, we are glad it looks like the surgery will happen sooner rather than later.

We are hoping to have more information after the follow up on Monday.