We went to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota last week for a second opinion on whether or not my 5-year old needs an implantable defibrillator. They decided he did and scheduled surgery for yesterday, August 3. Before doing the surgery they did a chest x-ray on Monday evening which showed he had a small amount of pneumonia on his left lung. He never had any symptoms, sneezed a couple of times last week, no cough nothing. They sent us back to Missouri staing to see his pediatrician and reschedule his surgery for 7-10 days. Upon seeing his pediatrician this morning the chest xrays show all clear. Here's my concern:
I had the same thing about a month ago. No head cold, cough, runny nose - nothing. Went to the doctor with chest pains thinking it was my heart. They did chest xrays to find out it was pneumonia. The Echo showed nothing to do with my heart. They put me on antibiotics it went away for a week and then came back. They put me on antibiotics and did a c-scan which showed everything was fine. My concern is....Is this a coincidence or could this have something to do with HCM?
My other question is has anybody else had a defibrillator implanted on a child weighing 43 pounds or less? The doctor agree he needs a defib, but are concerned about his small body and where to place the device. Please share your situation and advice for before and after surgery. THANKS<
I had the same thing about a month ago. No head cold, cough, runny nose - nothing. Went to the doctor with chest pains thinking it was my heart. They did chest xrays to find out it was pneumonia. The Echo showed nothing to do with my heart. They put me on antibiotics it went away for a week and then came back. They put me on antibiotics and did a c-scan which showed everything was fine. My concern is....Is this a coincidence or could this have something to do with HCM?
My other question is has anybody else had a defibrillator implanted on a child weighing 43 pounds or less? The doctor agree he needs a defib, but are concerned about his small body and where to place the device. Please share your situation and advice for before and after surgery. THANKS<
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