Guest guest Posted March 29, 2001 Report Share Posted March 29, 2001 , Hi, I was told many times when Avery has xrays done, that he has an enlarged heart. The doctors did and ekg and it was just fine. One doctor said it was because his body is so small that his heart appears bigger. Another doctor told me that his heart is having to work harder, so it is enlarged. I don't k now, but the cardiologist told us it is nothing to worry about. I don't know if this will bring you any peace, but just know you aren't alone. Pamela --- linda justice wrote: > Hi everyone, I haven't posted in a very long time, > but I do read the > messages. My grandson Trey has been doing good > until this past week when he > developed a viral infection - you know the story - > 105 fever scared us > terribly!! To make a long story shorter, he had an > x-ray taken to see if he > had pneumonia. We weren't expecting the doctor to > tell us that he noticed > that Trey has an enlarged heart. My daughter is > devestated to say the > least. This happened yesterday, so now he is > scheduled for an EKG tomorrow > morning. We were wondering if anyone else has been > told this about their > RSS child. I was wondering if maybe his heart is a > " normal " size, and just > looks big inside his tiny body. The doctor said it > could be a bad x-ray, or > that he took a big breath when the x-ray was taken. > He had a growth hormone > test (a 3 hour one) done a couple of weeks ago which > showed low growth > hormone levels. Blood was drawn every 20 minutes or > so. If things turn out > ok with his heart, will take him to the > convention this year. She is > really looking forward to it. , grandmother to > Trey 3 yrs. old > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2001 Report Share Posted March 31, 2001 My daughter Haven's heart looks big on the x-ray also and the have come to the conclusion that is is because she has small lungs. Try not to worry too much! enlarged heart Hi everyone, I haven't posted in a very long time, but I do read the messages. My grandson Trey has been doing good until this past week when he developed a viral infection - you know the story - 105 fever scared us terribly!! To make a long story shorter, he had an x-ray taken to see if he had pneumonia. We weren't expecting the doctor to tell us that he noticed that Trey has an enlarged heart. My daughter is devestated to say the least. This happened yesterday, so now he is scheduled for an EKG tomorrow morning. We were wondering if anyone else has been told this about their RSS child. I was wondering if maybe his heart is a " normal " size, and just looks big inside his tiny body. The doctor said it could be a bad x-ray, or that he took a big breath when the x-ray was taken. He had a growth hormone test (a 3 hour one) done a couple of weeks ago which showed low growth hormone levels. Blood was drawn every 20 minutes or so. If things turn out ok with his heart, will take him to the convention this year. She is really looking forward to it. , grandmother to Trey 3 yrs. old _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2001 Report Share Posted March 31, 2001 My daughter Haven's heart looks big on the x-ray also and the have come to the conclusion that is is because she has small lungs. Try not to worry too much! enlarged heart Hi everyone, I haven't posted in a very long time, but I do read the messages. My grandson Trey has been doing good until this past week when he developed a viral infection - you know the story - 105 fever scared us terribly!! To make a long story shorter, he had an x-ray taken to see if he had pneumonia. We weren't expecting the doctor to tell us that he noticed that Trey has an enlarged heart. My daughter is devestated to say the least. This happened yesterday, so now he is scheduled for an EKG tomorrow morning. We were wondering if anyone else has been told this about their RSS child. I was wondering if maybe his heart is a " normal " size, and just looks big inside his tiny body. The doctor said it could be a bad x-ray, or that he took a big breath when the x-ray was taken. He had a growth hormone test (a 3 hour one) done a couple of weeks ago which showed low growth hormone levels. Blood was drawn every 20 minutes or so. If things turn out ok with his heart, will take him to the convention this year. She is really looking forward to it. , grandmother to Trey 3 yrs. old _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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