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Bless her heart
Lauren recently said pensively:
Mom, I think I have a strange feeling. I don't know what it is...but I think I might be....worried.
This is her in a nutshell. Worry is a rare novelty. She's a laid-back, come-what-may-and-love-it kind of gal, our Lauren. She has always been completely unfamiliar with that feeling of worry or anxiety--even in the midst of her junior year of high school, with SAT prep classes, finals and midterms, SAT exams, college placement guidance counseling, state fencing championships, Latin tests, and rhetoric papers. Lauren floats above it all in her sunshiney land of it'll-all-work-out.
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She has had us worried lately, however. Her heart's been acting up for a while and--being the awesome mom that I am--I ignored it for a while. (Example: "Mom, my heart's beating really fast." "Okay, well go sit down until you feel better." Nonchalant parenting, anyone?) But it has gotten worse over the last months (yes, I know. Months. See? Awesome) so we mentioned it to our pediatrician when Lauren went in for her yearly physical. She was referred to a cardiologist and given a heart monitor to wear around for a month to see if it could catch one of the episodes she's been having.
Did it ever: racing up to 4 times the usual rate about every other day.
It looks like she's headed for a procedure on her heart this spring, a catheter ablation to fix the electrical misfiring that's happening (supra ventricular tachycardia). It's a common procedure, one that her doctors do often, and it carries very little risk. But still, my mama heart worries (I'm good at that).
Not Lauren, though. She just wants to get it over with in time to travel this summer. Because it'll all work out, of course.
Bless her fast-beating, little bit broken, happy heart.
Can you imagine how laid back she'll be when her heart isn't racing??
Saturday, March 20, 2010 | 8 Comments 
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isn't that what was going on with christie too? something similar.
i would love a mellow kid. really.
where are you having it done?
{Andrea, we're going to Children's Hospital Boston. I think Christie had similar symptoms but a different diagnosis in the end. (right, Christie?) ~ Annie}
Oh, that's gotta be hard to watch your kid go through. Good thing she's so confident and laid-back. Greg and I were talking today that when one of us is worried, the other can relax. So, I guess you have been carrying her stress for her. Just a little while longer and you can relax, too. :-)
ah, your sweet girl.
One of my YW had that procedure last August. It went very well, but it was certainly stressful for her parents!
It is a very common procedure, but that doesn't help the mama-heart, does it?
I'm sorry for the anxiety and worry {try hard to lose the guilt, though! You are SUCH a good mother!}
And best, best wishes for you both.
xo
I have the same thing ! I even had the proceedure done when I was 15 or so. :) I still play racquetball and all kinds of things, running, aerobics, etc.
Give me a call if you have any questions I might be able to answer... I would love to chat with you about it. Yes, I also wore the heart monitor for (a week?) in highschool
Poor little darlin'. I would have told my kid to sit down too. I don't think my pediatrician likes me because I never have questions even though I should. Keep us posted...
My heart started to race just reading all of this! I'm sure it'll all be fine, but I don't blame either of you if you need a little chocolate/shopping/evening out just to feel better.
Yes, mine are PVCs. They just mean that my heart gets ahead of itself and the electrical charge that keeps it beating has to reset the heart to get back to a normal rhythm. Completely benign. Definitely no procedures needed for me.
BUT POOR LAUREN! I can't believe that. So glad it will all turn out well. Keep us posted.