May 30th we took Haleigh to get a sports physical at CVS minute clinic (we were short on time for the deadline for her high-school cheerleading team.) Her blood pressure was slightly elevated and the doctor heard her murmur.
The doctor at CVS suggested I take her to a cardiologist to get double checked.
So I did the following week.
June 4th: This is when we unexpectedly found out Haleigh has congenital heart defect: bicuspid aortic valve, nonobstructive subaortic membrane, dilated ascending aorta and coarctation of the aorta (this being the main issue right now).
The cardiologist immediately said open heart surgery and she will never cheer again or be able to do anything strenuous. Thankfully, we got several opinions in a short period of time and the wonderful staff at CHoR suggested we start by fixing the coarctation using a stent. Doctors were blown away that we just found this out at 14, it's typically seen at birth and surgery done within first month or so of life. She didn't have any other symptoms...her feet aren't cold, she doesn't get lightheaded, she is actually very powerful in her legs. We were all shocked.
Haleigh had the procedure done June 23rd. The surgery was successful: coarctation of aorta; it was only 3mm and now 16mm where it should be!
The other issues will eventually need to be surgically repaired but they do not want to fix those now they aren't bad enough right now and it's better to wait until she's older.
We are so thankful to God all of our prayers were answered.
