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Q's for Stroke / Heart Knowledgeable Mamas
tuicatmama
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Phew! Our echocardiogram is over, and there were no surprises. Still a tiny PFO (less than 2mm), nothing to really worry about according to the Cardiologist, as it's pretty common among the human race, and usually does not need intervention. It does seem that my guy has high blood pressure now, though. They measured it at his Neuro. appt on Tues and then again yesterday.
If your child has had a stroke, have they also had a PFO? If so, were they started on ASA? Just wondering what our possibilities are here...Every doc seems to have a different idea of what stroke protocol should be. Also, any experience with blood pressure?
Thanks
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Re: Q's for Stroke / Heart Knowledgeable Mamas
My DS#2 suffered a stroke during the birthing process, so damage to his brain was actually negligable since the stroke was not postpartum and not so early in utero. 2.5 years later, has completely healed from it neurologically and physically. He was also diagnosed as having a PFO, but it has completely disappeared by his 2 year exam. After birth while he was in NICU, he had HBP, but we were never medicated for it and it was actually back down to normal by his 1st b-day- we just made sure to check it at each appointment.
It literally took 2 years for DS to be "normal" according to all his Bailey test scores, doctors, therapists, etc. Hopefully everyting will be ok with your LO! Best of luck to you...
Audrey79,
Thank you so much for that fantastically positive story about your son. It's really hard to take all of the "could happens" at the moment, and reading a positive story like this is so so so helpful and appreciated!