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My grandson is 2 weeks old today.  He was sent to hospital yesterday with a suspected virus.  The doctor he saw used to be a cardiologist & suspected something amiss with his heart.

It was beating 260 beats a minute, normal baby rate is 140 beats.  Medication slowed it down.

They have put him on antibiotics as a precaution & fluids as he is dehydrated.  He is having tests today as he may have a hole in the heart.

We are off camping today,& I sure don't feel like going, however we will be an hour away from the hospital so will visit tomorrow.  My son says there is nothing we can do so must still carry on with our plans. 

My DIL mum is in Corfu so they have not told her, & my granddaughter is staying with her auntie.  She starts school Thursday.

He is not in any immediate danger. 

Wow, what a week it's been on here for tragic tales, and when anything happens, the sense of helplessness really hits hard.

Thinking of everyone going through difficult times xxx

Update..

Baby had a tough weekend but left HDU Monday.  He spent the rest of the week on the ward & tests showed it was a virus that had made him so ill.

He left hospital today, with an appointment at Alder Hay in 2 weeks with a Cardiologist.

Only know has my son explained how seriously ill he was but thank God baby is on the mend.

Thank you all for your kind words & support.  It helps so much to be able to share things on here xxx

Hi, my sister had the same problem and spent the first 6 weeks of her life in hospital as a result. Was told she could never have children, but did.

OH also had the same problem, was monitored until he was 16. It left him with AF, which has been aggravated over the last decade by a couple of viruses. He know takes digoxin and warfarin, and eventually he found his job as a structural engineer physically too challenging (scrambling over the roofs of buildings, abseiling down them, scrambling under floorboards) but that wasn't until he was in his 50's.

It isn't stopping him from spending this weekend taking part in archery competitions, and didn't stop him spending last weekend sailing, so hasn't affected his life too badly!