Over Christmas a family friend of Brian’s stepfather came into town and requested Brian give him a call when we get back into town from Chile. His friend is a cardiologist at Emory who trained Dr. Pierce (our cardiologist at UAB) and still has a pediatric clinic but focuses on adults now. His name is Dr. McConnell. Brian talked to him on tuesday. He wants to see Jack, but based on what he has heard about how well he is doing he said he would not have any procedures done...not even a heart cath. His focus in heart defects is to do as little intervention as possible. He thinks that as long as Jack’s oxygen level is stable then there is no reason to have anything done.
The heart cath is scheduled for Jan. 23, but we really want to go over and see this doctor...so I might have to reschedule it for later or cancel altogether. We are interested in what this doctor has to say. He, so far, is the only doctor that looks at how procedures effect the lifespan of an individual.
I do like getting more opinions, but it is so hard to know who to trust and who to listen to. I went from not doing the cath, to doing the cath, to now not knowing what to do.
Pray that Brian and I can make the right decision for Jack.
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