I received this letter from an anxious mom:
My daughter, Brittani, is 19 years old and has just been diagnosed with Scimitar Syndrome.
She was diagnosed as a baby as having Dextrocardia and has had no health problems whatsoever. She became pregnant which ended in a miscarriage. During the D & C preop testing and chest xrays, they noticed the Scimitar. They said she needs surgery soon or she will die of heart failure by the age of 25. They also told her that the miscarriage was a blessing because her heart would not have been able to handle the stress.
She is going to see a specialist in St Louis, MO on Wednesday, 11/9/11 to get a referral to a surgeon. This has hit us really hard since we had no clue that anything was even wrong. She hasn’t had any symptoms at all.
Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
I have heard other examples of how an unrelated health event led to the discovery of serious health issues that may have gone undetected otherwise. So sorry for Brittani’s loss, but grateful that her Scimitar Syndrome has been found and can be corrected. Prayers to both you and Brittani.
