Last Friday's Test Results

So we saw Andrew's neurologist today & she was very happy with how our little man is doing. His MRI was as expected with no surprises. Good boy! Andrew did have a small stroke way back when he was 2 weeks old & was in cardiac arrest & that is still there, but the prognosis is very good since he was so young & the brain was (& still is) very pliable to rewire. Also, if he HAD to have a stroke it's in a good place in that it's in an area of his brain that doesn't lead to major deficits. We may discover when he's older that his visual field is mildly affected, but his neurologist said even if he does (which there is a good chance everything's fine) she wouldn't expect it to keep him from doing things like drive a car, etc.
We did hear from Andrew's cardiologist earlier this week about his echocardiogram. He was happy with Andrew's heart function as well as his valve, which is leaky, but always has been & has continued to be mild. He does want Andrew to go for a cardiac cath in the next month or two to get an inside look at his lower left pulmonary vein. After his second heart surgery his left pulmonary veins were closing off pretty rapidly, one of the reasons his lung collapsed & so on. So the upper left pulmonary vein has been completely closed off since then (April 2008), but the lower left one they were able to put a small stint in. From the echo it is unclear if this lower left pulmonary vein is still open & would be able to stint up or if it's also closed off at this point. Andrew's cardiologist (also the cath specialist) has spoken with us in past appointments that he thinks Andrew is doing so well because he is developing good collateral veins & is primarily (or completely) oxygenating his blood through he right lung. He also felt it was worth the lesser risk of the cath lab to be proactive in keeping the lower left pulmonary vein as open as possible for as long as possible. We'll let you know when we get the cardiac cath scheduled. Should be an overnighter - slumber party in the CVICU : )
That's about as much medical talk as I can stand. On to more important things. Like Andrew was the BIGGEST flirt today at the neurologist, which I was happy about because he hasn't been a fan of the MD office lately. Also, he started crying when Daddy leaves for work or church in the evenings. AND his new friend, Morgan McIntire, was born yesterday. Hurray!