CONGENTIAL HEART DEFECTS

Posted By MARILYN on December 05, 1998 at 13:09:53:







I HAVE A 9YR OLD WHO,WITHIN DAYS OF BIRTH,PRESENTED WITH STRIDOR,
WHEEZING AND EXCESSIVE SECRETIONS.I DISCUSSED THE SYMPTOMS WITH HIS
PEDIATRICIAN AT THE TIME.HE DID NOT SEEM CONCERNED UNTIL ONE DAY IN HIS
OFFICE MY SON CRIED.THE PEDIATRICIAN ORDERED A BARRIUM SWALLOW WHICH TURNED OUT NORMAL
OUT NEGATIVE.THIS WAS THE ONLY TEST DONE. MY SOON HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH
ASTHMA,WHICH I AGREE,BUT HE CONTINUES TO WHEEZE AND COUGH EVEN WHEN HIS PEAK FLOW IS
NORMAL.CLEARS HIS THROAT FREQUENTLY.ALSO WHEN HE CRIES, I STILL HEAR THE STRIDOR.THESE SYMPTOMS ARE WORSE WITH EXERTION
BUT ARE MINIMAL OR ABSENT WHEN HE IS QUIET.IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CONGENITIAL (congenital) BIRTH DEFECT
UNDECTED AT HIS AGE?