The Cardiologist

On September 11, Kyler had a regular follow-up appointment with Dr. Van Gundy to see how his pulmonary valve was doing. We do this about every 6 months just to make sure things sound okay. Dr. Van Gundy had told me he would be more than happy to spend a little extra time with us during this appointment so he could answer any questions Greg had about the baby since he wasn’t at the echo. It was so nice to be able to have him sit down with us and explain how things were working in the baby’s heart. He also went into more detail about the possibilities of surgeries involved to fix the heart problems. It could be anywhere from 1 – 3 surgeries depending on the severity of the aortic valve stenosis at the time of birth. But, the surgeries would be delayed because of the diaphragmatic hernia as well, so we still can’t ignore that problem.

I know I have said this before, but we feel so grateful to have such a caring pediatric cardiologist who is willing to take the time to answer our questions and not rush us out the door. I understand from nurses and other doctors who have worked with him, that he is well-liked and respected. This is also not the case for all the cardiologists so we feel blessed to have him for our children’s doctor.