Today's Cardiologist Appointment

Today was a good day. Full of reports of improvement and answered prayers! We started our day with an EKG and echo- on both we saw many sinus (regular rhythm) beats! At some points 128bpm! Her 24 hour heart monitor results came back and all her numbers are up by almost 20bpm! Last time her lowest was 39bpm - this time it was mid 50s!. Last time her average bpm was 56- this time it was 78bpm! Last time her highest bpm was 78- this time it was in the lower 100s! Willow also came home from Ann Arbor with a Mitral Valve that had severe leaking and could require future surgery if there were no improvements. Today we were told that the leakage is now only deemed as mild! Because of this, the Doctor took Willow off Captopril- a heart med we believed would be indefinite!! Willow was also sent home with Pulmonary Hypertension but it was believed that her pressures would come down with time. Her pressures in her lungs are supposed to be around 25 and she was at 59 when we came home from Ann Arbor- today they were between 26-30, so she is close to getting off of her Pulmonary Hypertension meds too! Our cardiologist said willow's heart repair still looks beautiful and her heart is functioning well. The average heart's function is 65% and hers was 65%! Over and over the doctor kept saying, "This is just fantastic!" We still don't know what the future holds- future surgeries or pacemakers are still on the table. Time will tell if her heart continues to get better. But today surgery was not mentioned once and I'll take that as a victory! Thank you so much for your continued prayers! We definitely know that today wouldn't have been possible without prayer and an even bigger God who answers prayer! As of now, Willow won't have another heart appointment till the beginning of June!