Echocardiogram

I took Ethan bright and early this morning to have his follow-up echocardiogram done. The technician who did the echo was incredibly nice, and Ethan did SO much better than I thought that he would. He basically had to lay still for about 20 minutes on a hospital bed while he had 3 electrodes on his body and the ultrasound device with gel on his chest. All of those cords were very tantalizing (he loves to pull cords), but I held his hands, and he did so well. The last 3-5 minutes were a little more difficult (he cried off and on), but surprisingly he only tried to roll over 2 or 3 times. The technician said that the most difficult age range to do echos is 1-3 years and that Ethan did amazingly well. The echo was transmitted to a children's hospital downtown immediately after it was completed, and the tech said that results should have been to our pediatrician's office by noon today. Unfortunately our pediatrician is only in the office from 10am to noon today, so I won't get the results until tomorrow. The tech told me that, from what he could tell, he did not see any evidence of the ASD (atrial septal defect), so I am hopeful that the doctor who officially reads it is in agreement. I'll post the results when I receive them!