Another Blip in the Parenting Road
July 1, 2009
Kevin and I got a little shock yesterday. Austin has had some issues on the soccer field with catching his breath and feeling lightheaded. We chalked it up to possibly being asthma and had him get into the doctor yesterday. Well, along the breathing difficulties he is having a little chest pain. The family has a long history of heart issues. So to be on the safe side the doctor ordered him to have some tests on his heart.
Nothing makes a parents heart plunge faster than hearing the words, “I want to run tests on his heart.” They got him in to the hospital for testing right away. He had an EKG and some kind of pulmonary cardio test thing done. The EKG can be read at our hospital but the other one has to be sent to the big city to be read by a pediatric cardiologist. So we don’t have a clue as to when we will get the results.
In the meantime Austin is being sidelined in soccer. He can’t play or lift weights or anything until we get the results back. I feel so bad for him because he finally found his fit. He found a sport he was great at and enjoyed. 
He found an awesome group of guys to hang with and I feel are helping his transition to high school next year. And his coach is amazing and so supportive. I pray wholeheartedly that it is just asthma and he can go back to his team as quickly as possible. I’ll keep you all updated on the results as we get them.
Entry Filed under: Etc.. Tags: Austin, heart, parenting, soccer.
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Sarah | July 1, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Oh, how scary. I will be thinking about him and all of you as you wait for more information.
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Kristie | July 2, 2009 at 6:13 am
praying for Austin. Keep us updated.
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Jennifer | July 2, 2009 at 10:07 am
Hope you get some good news about the results soon.
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Maddy | July 2, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Eek! We have asthma [x2] here as well, so I sincerely hope that’s ‘just’ the case. Once you get asthma under control [can take a bit of time] then exercise is positively encouraged, so hang on in there, even if it is asthma is certainly shouldn’t mean an end to the sporting life.
Cheers
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goodmum | July 2, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Aw, gee. That’s brutal. I hope he’s tested, gets a clean bill of health, and re-enters the soccer field pronto! Poor kid – what a disappointment after finding such a good fit with soccer!