Cardiac check-up

Had Jessica's cardiology check-up today. They are quite spaced out now (about every five months) which I guess is quite a good sign although the community nurse visits us once a month to check Jessica's oxygen saturation levels and weight. All seems to be well today - Jessica's sats were a little low initially but then picked back up to the usual levels. She was very chilled out during the heart scan (having a DVD playing was very good distraction!) Apart from not being able to get a good view of Jessica's lung arteries, all looked good on the scan.

A little trip to A&E

As the weather was nice this morning, I thought it would be good to take Jessica to the park. Unfortunately on the way home, she tripped and fell on her face resulting in quite a nasty cut on the inside of her lip. After discussion with the cardiac nurse about the risks of endocarditis, it was decided we should head in to hospital to get it checked out and so we had an unexpected trip to A&E. Thankfully, it didn’t need any stitches and the doctors don’t feel that Jessica needs antibiotics so hopefully it will heal without any problems.