New doctor. New outlook.

I went to my new cardiologist earlier this week. He's so different from my last doctor. He will sit there and explain everything to me, like he has all the time in the world for me. I really appreciate that.

So anyway... I'm being told that my CHF may be what is referred to as "post term heart failure." Which means my body just had a hard time dealing with the excess fluids during my pregnancy. It can take 6-9 months to heal. Which means get better. Which means... no more CHF. This summer, they will run more tests on me to see if this has actually weakened the heart at all. My BNP of 598 apparently wasn't that bad to this doctor. He usually sees patients with a BNP of over 1000. And an ejection faction of 40% isn't too shabby either. (It's supposed to be around 50-60%) So, it's a relief that I'm not as sick as everyone was making me out to be. ALSO... if the tests show that there is no weakening of the heart, I will be able to seriously consider a second child. Thank goodness.

I'm off the lisinopril that was causing the aweful coughing. Now I've doubled up on my coreg. They say it'll make me dizzy, but I'm not noticing anything. I've been feeling off balance for the past year bc of the pregnancy anyway.

Also, my daughter, Madelyn, has started giggling. There is nothing better in the world than hearing a baby's laugh. I love her so much. Her cheeks are getting chapped from me kissing her so much.