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Old 10-24-2010, 01:55 PM   #3
MaddiesMommie
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Originally Posted by FlDebra View Post
I would not begin to tell you what to do about this but I will tell you that heart murmurs are extremely common, especially in children. Sometimes, they outgrow them or they may seem to come and go -- sometimes heard and sometimes not (that is the case with me). There are lots of articles like this one: Most Murmurs Are Of No Concern - Teen Growth online that basically say most heart murmurs are innocent. But I would want the doc to tell me that it WAS the innocent type. Hoping the ecg gives a green light for sports and affirms an innocent murmur.
I agree. Both my niece and nephew had minor murmurs they outgrew. However, we worried none-the-less. I will say a prayer for your son.

11/3 is only 11 days away. Maybe you could keep out of the pool for that long. I wonder if his previous dr. ever noticed anything?
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