Journal-Telemedicine

I’m finally having my first medical meeting without a mask on!  I can see the doctor’s face!  We are on a telemedicine call and I’m meeting the surgeon who will work on my baby’s heart.  The surgeon explains the procedure including that the conduit can come from various places- including a cadaver. (I have feelings about this that I’ll explore later).  For now, I’m cautiously asking the doctor about success rates with small babies.  They tell me that he did the same surgery on a baby that weighs less than my baby- and that child just turned 16.  I’ve found my surgeon!