No Big News Today

We were hoping to either put our minds at ease today or have some answers about what is going on with Matthew. Unfortunately, our cardiology appointment didn't really do either.  The echo cardiogram technician was out, so we didn't get the echo that I'm hopeful will put our minds at ease.  We did meet with the cardiologist and though he doesn't believe that Matthew's symptoms are heart related (though Matthew has fooled people in the past---remember the cardiologist trying to say that his very large, very dangerous PDA was just allergies or asthma?), the cardiologist does believe that there is something going on with Matthew that needs further investigation. 

The echo is the key to determine if it is cardiac related.  Thankfully we were pushed into the schedule and it is tomorrow morning first thing.  If the echo shows all is well, the cardiologist has referred us to a neurologist.  (A specialist we haven't seen yet!) There is a 4 month wait at TCH for neurology, so we received a recommendation for a private neurologist from our pediatrician. Matthew has an appointment there in a month.  I'm hopeful that these symptoms will subside in that time, but as our pediatrician mentioned today, it might not be such a bad idea to have a neurological evaluation of Matthew anyway.

Also today Matthew had an appointment with an allergist.  Matthew has had bumps on his legs and sometimes arms for months and we thought we'd at least get it checked.  Matthew was tested for a host of things, and he wasn't allergic to any of them.  That was a relief!  He just has a common skin condition that should be treated with a lotion.  Although these bumps don't seem to bother him, we do hope they will clear up so his skin will feel like baby skin instead of sandpaper. 

Hopefully tomorrow we'll confirm that Matthew's heart is healthy and we'll start down the list of other things it could be.  And we'll continue to pray that it is really nothing but a random group of events and they all resolve on their own.  We hope and pray.