Mary Grace first Day at Children's Hospital

Well as you all know Mary Grace has been down a long rode with Acid Reflux. For 3 months now Mary Grace has been having some heavy breathing which we have been on breathing treatments for. Which they never helped!! So her Pediatrician, Dr. Bankston had decided to send her to a Pediatric Pulmonary Specialist at Children's Hospital on Friday Jan 23, 2008. We are on our way to Children's Hospital for our appointment with Dr. Edell.We get there knowing Mary Grace is breathing fast. Which she was 65 breaths a minute ( it should be 30 to 32 a minute)and her oxygen level is at 94% (which should be at 96% and above). So they tell us that she can't go home because her statics are to low. First they want to start checking any heart problems off the list. We are sent to the Cardiology center at Children's Hospital to have a EKG and Echocardiogram. This point Joe and I are kinda worried until Dr.Ascuitto a Pediatric Cardiologist take a look at her test results and comes in. He tells us Mary Grace's has a wonderful heart! Joe and I both had smiles on our FACES!!! Thank you JESUS!!! BUT Mary Grace's oxygen level had dropped to 92% at this point and her breath per minute still in the 60s. So they tell us that to go back and see Dr. Edell that this is a lung problem. We get back to Dr. Edell and he then tells us that he thinks Mary Grace has 1 of two things....1 is that she is aspirating in the lungs which means whens she reflexes it is backing up in her lungs. You can aspirate two ways and they called it Up and Down. Most kids who have this they only have one of the two either up or down. Mary Grace is aspirating up and down both ways. He said in the 22 years of practicing he has not seen a case like this. If we let this persist it can damage her lungs which is not a good thing. Number 2 is that she could have something called a Stiff Lung. Which is not a good thing but Dr. Edell says that is like 25% she has that. So now we are at home watching little Mary Grace close and waiting on Tuesday for Test that will be run. We will check in at Children Hospital to have some test ran on her lungs on Tuesday and Wednesday! Then we will have more answers!