Well we don't have much to post from today's appts. The lung function tests were okay.We were told that because his heart was so bad at birth and no one knew it his lungs did not develop to their full capacity.So he will always have a little less capacity than other his age.His Dr said that as long as he can keep up with them,then he will be okay.They also said that his windpipe is not round all the way down it is a little flattened at one part where a blood vessel goes over it and restricts it a little.Normally the blood vessel goes behind the wind pipe.There is nothing they can do about this,it is just the way he was made.
The not so good news is that his right leg has not grown at all since his last ortho check-up in Jan.The Drs are putting it down to his leg not getting the blood and oxygen it needs to grow.His left leg is bigger and longer than the right.Even his left foot is bigger than the right one.That is the most likely reason.There is another possibility that his left leg is just growing bigger than the right.He is having an u/s on Wednesday to see if he has any tumors in his belly as this can go along with a condition called Hemihypertrophy.We are certainly hoping not.!!
When we have more info on his leg we will let you know.
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