my daughter hastapvr, a rare heart disease and her pulmonary artieries keep getting narrow. she is going on her third heat catherization. any suggestions?

Question

I sometimes have sharp pain on left side between heart and lungs. I was born with a heat murmur. What are the symptoms for heart murmurs?

Answer 1

Hang in there: Unfortunately, this is not an unusual occurence wih kids with narrowed blood vessels of any type. Whether it be narrowed pulmonary arteries, a coarctation of the aorta (narrowing of the biggest vessel in the body) , renal arteries (the kidney arteries), they can re-narrow as your child grows. Thank goodness someone is following this and that you are upholding your end by taking her back for checks.

Answer 2

TAPVR: You need for the doctor to explain this to you. It is a serious problem and not easy to deal with.

Answer 3

Not Uncommon: I care for many patients with tapvr. Unfortunately the pulmonary arteries do not develop normally in these children. Some require numerous catheterization procedures, especially early in life. This is due to rapid rate of growth in infants/toddlers; and it can be appropriately frustrating and scary for parents. Need for caths decreases with age. Unfortunately, there are no good alternatives.

Answer 4

Very few options: Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (tapvr) is a condition in which the pulmonary veins do not connect normally to the left atrium. Can be repaired surgically. Unfortunately, some patients develop recurrent/progressive narrowing (stenosis) of some or all of the pulm. Veins. Very difficult to treat; it does not respond well to balloon dilation, stenting, or surgery. Good program in miami.

Answer 5

11-42%: This is very common, with as many as 42% of moms experiencing ppd. The risk is higher if there is a personal or family history of ppd, depression, or anxiety.

Answer 6

Onset of PPD..: Postpartum depression can present anytime in the first year. It is most common to begin within the first 3 to 4 months. However it can begin later in the first year, particularly with changes like abruptly stopping nursing, beginning of birth control pills, etc. If you suspect you may have ppd, contact your dr. And seek help from a mental health specialist with expertise in treating it.

Answer 7

No: A simple pulmonary function test is not an exercise test requiring running or biking. It is just recording breathing volumes during normal breathing and forced expiration.

Answer 8

No: In more than 30 years of pulmonary medicine i've never heard of a heart attack occurring during pulmonary function tests.

Answer 9

Lack of knowledge ..: Probably it was a combination of ignorance of basic biology (there was no way of testing sperm or even knowing that there could be sperm problems almost half the time) plus a patriarchal society ...

Answer 10

Guys weren't checked: Usually, the first stop when a couple cannot conceive is the woman's gynecologist. The standard teaching with infertility is that the male factor plays a role about 50% of the time, so a semen analysis should always be obtained and properly evaluated by a lab when a couple can't get pregnant. If there are significant abnormalities it should be repeated and the patient referred to a urologist.

Answer 11

Highly unlikely!: I have never heard of implants impairing a physicians ability to evaluate a cardiac murmur under normal conditions.

Answer 12

No: There should be no interference.

Answer 13

Rarely: If the implants are really large and your murmur very quiet it might be possible, but this one is very unlikely.. :).

Answer 14

Unlikely.: Good question but i think it would be very unlikely that breast implants would interfere with detection of a heart murmur.

Answer 15

No: Interesting and good question. While it makes sense to think that the implants could interfere with heart auscultation it is not likely as the implants are highly mobile and if needed they can be displaced enough to listen to all hear sounds. Good question though.

Answer 16

Major life event: Heart surgery brings one to recognize one's vunerability and some react with fear and depression - can be treated with medications. Others react with a positive change in their attitude towards loved ones and life generally.

my daughter hastapvr, a rare heart disease and her pulmonary artieries keep getting narrow. she is going on her third heat catherization. any suggestions?

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