Fine Line

We went to the cardiologist yesterday. He said he was still unhappy that her saturation levels have not improved up into the 80's. He started talking about the shunt surgery again; however made it sound like she will present with congestive heart failure symptoms after the shunt, although she won't be oxygen dependent. I was not really happy about this info or convinced that it is a better option from where we were already. I questioned why we would do something that would not cause great improvement and may cause other complications that seem worse than she is at the moment. He kept saying that we a walking this fine line and she is a borderline case and no one is sure of the best way to handle her case. I pointed out some other symptoms she has been presenting and no we are seeing and ENT on Monday and a GI doc on tuesday. Hopefully this will give us more information. I am hoping the doctors can continue to help her and make the best decisions for her care. She continues to be stable so I really want to make sure that whatever interventions she endures are going to be helpful and not harmful....we want her to feel better.....