and Abigail....BLUE LIPS

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Hi ,

I know you have gotten a lot of responses about Abigail's

blue lips, but I wanted to add one more. I spoke to my mom just a bit

ago about your daughter (mom is a Respiatory Therapist). She said

that if she were you she would request to be seen either by your ped

or a cardiologist...preferably the one who treated her at birth. If

for some reason you can't get seen VERY SOON, it would be wise to

make a trip to the ER. My mom says even though her lips don't stay

blue and her fingers are fine, it could still be very serious. There

are instances when the docs think the murmur is gone and the hole

that causes the murmur has closed only to find out that when a child

gets older and more active they are wrong and the hole is still open.

She at least needs to be seen and examined by her ped and if he

refuses I would go elsewhere. If Abigails lips are turning blue,

especially after being active it could mean that her heart is not

working right and her un-oxygenated and oxygenated blood are mixing

which can spell trouble. Mom also said that for your ped to have

dismissed the heavy breathing and not seemed concerned about the blue

lips, even if they just stay blue a few minutes, is just plain wrong.

I am not trying to scare you, but being a woman who went into

respiatory failure during labor (and the nurse was a dipwad) and

respiratory distress the next day, I worry when breathing trouble

occurs, especially in a child. Good Luck and please let us know how

everything is.

in Texas

Mom to , DOC Grad 7/04

Plagio/Brachy(resolved)/ Tort