I moved from Australia with its almost-free healthcare system just in time to have two children, one with a severe congenital heart defect requiring heart surgery. Some days I feel I need a PhD in Personal Health Management to ensure the health of my family and be an adequate healthcare advocate for my child with a CHD. Only our naturopath seems willing to provide preventative medical care and it is difficult to manage the many providers involved in treating a chronic condition.
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Your Baby Has a Serious Heart Defect (but we're not sure what it is)..A Story is one person's health experience, often with recommendations.
created on April 25, 2008
heart defect, subaortic stenosis, blueness, sas, shone's syndrome, grunting when breathing, congenital heart defects, heart surgery, rapid breathing infant, shoney's anomaly, mitral valve, poor weight gain, aortic stenosis, congential heart defects, chd, coarcation of aorta, shone's complex, common birth defects
My second son is 16 months old. He is a very happy and opinionated baby. To look at him you would…[more]
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Isafahan! Greetings from a fellow yoga fan! Welcome! Jude
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Welcome to Trusera! We are glad to see you here. I look forward to hearing about your health experiences. In the mean time, if you have questions or feedback, we'd love to hear i...
