Witty hasn't been herself since her surgery.
She's had some symptoms that have gotten progressively worse.
Over the weekend she couldn't function because of an extreme sore throat (and could not eat from the pain of swallowing) additionally she had painful reflux and gagging. All symptoms of an effusion...all symptoms she had prior to the last effusion (fluid around her heart).
Sunday evening we decided to take her to the Quick Medical place. The doctor said her throat was not red at all, and her heart sounded "distant" (as if there was fluid on her heart). He suggested we take her to the emergency room.
The doctors at the ER also said her heart sounded "distant or muffled" that her throat was not red, so her sore throat was not a sore throat.
After an x-ray and ultrasound, and reading her file, they realized her "heart sounds" are opposite than a normal heart; the side they were listening to, which sounded muffled (the side of a normal person) was the wrong side for Felicity (because it is opposite).
In other words, they needed to listen to the right side of her heart NOT the left. We still have NO idea what this means, other than something in Witty, is once again, "opposite."....When they figured this out, they found her heart to be fine.
I think we need her doctors to sit down and explain everything about Witty's heart to us....this information would have been helpful, and we could have relayed it to the various doctors last night.
As of now this is what we know about her problem: the surgery messed up her esophagus and stomach; the surgeon had to "manipulate" her esophagus and stomach out of the way during the heart surgery three weeks ago. Now, they are injured in some fashion. They told us, her symptoms might resolve, or might be life long. At this point she can't eat anything that isn't soft. She is refluxing a lot too. But thankfully her heart is fine.
Once again...thank you thank you thank you for praying; it means everything. Jesus is Lord :-)
4 comments:
Ginger, my heart is going out to you and Witty. Actually, I have to say that the Lord put her on my heart yesterday afternoon, not even knowing this, so just to let you know I was praying for her.
Oh no, poor sweet Witty. I know you're hurting right alongside your girl. Keep asking questions and don't stop asking until you are fully satisfied that you have been given all of the answers.
We'll be praying for you and Witty.
Ginger - Jesus is Lord! We will continue to pray for your sweet girls. I still have their picture by my computer, and it helps keep them in our prayers and thoughts.
:)
janet and gang
Awww poor Witty...we are praying Ginger. I know you must be frustrated. Hey, will apple cider vinegar help with the reflux? I know that is only a temp thing but it helps us. CAll me and we can talk about more ideas too. Praying here. Hugs. Suzi
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