An apology to a few doctors

Within a few days of G's diagnosis, I posted about my frustration with the delay to see a specialist. I was coming to terms with reality. My baby had a life threatening disease. Specifically, I wondered how so many professionals had missed the signs. I should cut them a little slack.

When the surgeon first met G, he said that the baby was too healthy to have Tet. We now know that two additional defects, PDA and PFO, rerouted more blood to the lungs. He did not appear sick. If the surgeon - one of two people who see all Tet babies in the province - says he seemed too healthy, I guess the signs weren't so obvious. 

The blueness around his lips did not go away, even when his oxygen saturation was 100%. I guess that is just his colouring. When the docs "missed" his cyanosis, there was no cyanosis to miss.

I will be letting the doctors know about G's special circumstances. For now, I am just so happy that his heart was successfully repaired. Life is good!