Cardiologist
In support of
Milestones for Maddox
View Support Registry
Milestones for Maddox
Today Maddox had a cardiologist appointment because his blood pressure has been elevated since starting his new medication, which we knew could happen. When I called to schedule, I took the first available appointment and ended up driving all the way to North Port, an hour away, just to get him seen today.
These appointments are always so nerve-wracking for me. I never know how they’re going to go. When I walk in feeling positive, I usually end up with the opposite, so I tend to prepare for worst case.
But overall, it was a really good appointment and honestly the first time in a long time that I felt good leaving one. That doesn’t happen often.
First of all, I loved this doctor. She came in already knowing Maddox’s medical history before even talking to me. She had read his chart and even called his neurologist. That meant so much to me and I really wish more doctors did that.
The blood pressure readings they got in the office were comparable to what his PPEC has been getting. I learned today that machine readings tend to be slightly higher, and that the right arm is the best arm to use. She also took his blood pressure manually, and those numbers were lower than the machine, still a little higher than his baseline, but she had already gone back through all his past charts to compare.
She isn’t overly concerned and said he has transient stage 1 hypertension, meaning it’s likely spiked because of his medication and they expect it to come back down once he’s off of it. She’s not recommending any blood pressure medication and doesn’t even want a follow-up right now, just continued monitoring. She also gave his daycare specific instructions on how to properly take his blood pressure.
She also decided to do a last-minute ECG, and this is really when I got worried, not because I was expecting anything to be wrong, but with our luck, it usually is 😅. But not this time 🎉 It was perfectly normal. She said she wanted to get a baseline while he’s on all of his medications, because sometimes they can affect the heart’s electrical activity. Now we have a good reference point moving forward, which made me feel even more at ease.
Definitely a win of an appointment. 💙
Fun update: Maddox is really finding his hands this week and I think he might be teething!
These appointments are always so nerve-wracking for me. I never know how they’re going to go. When I walk in feeling positive, I usually end up with the opposite, so I tend to prepare for worst case.
But overall, it was a really good appointment and honestly the first time in a long time that I felt good leaving one. That doesn’t happen often.
First of all, I loved this doctor. She came in already knowing Maddox’s medical history before even talking to me. She had read his chart and even called his neurologist. That meant so much to me and I really wish more doctors did that.
The blood pressure readings they got in the office were comparable to what his PPEC has been getting. I learned today that machine readings tend to be slightly higher, and that the right arm is the best arm to use. She also took his blood pressure manually, and those numbers were lower than the machine, still a little higher than his baseline, but she had already gone back through all his past charts to compare.
She isn’t overly concerned and said he has transient stage 1 hypertension, meaning it’s likely spiked because of his medication and they expect it to come back down once he’s off of it. She’s not recommending any blood pressure medication and doesn’t even want a follow-up right now, just continued monitoring. She also gave his daycare specific instructions on how to properly take his blood pressure.
She also decided to do a last-minute ECG, and this is really when I got worried, not because I was expecting anything to be wrong, but with our luck, it usually is 😅. But not this time 🎉 It was perfectly normal. She said she wanted to get a baseline while he’s on all of his medications, because sometimes they can affect the heart’s electrical activity. Now we have a good reference point moving forward, which made me feel even more at ease.
Definitely a win of an appointment. 💙
Fun update: Maddox is really finding his hands this week and I think he might be teething!
Comments