Great news
You might recall that Reed was showing enlarged kidneys during the ultrasound when I was pregnant with him, and that we were going to have to consult with a Pediatric Urologist once he was born. He went in for a test to see if he had reflux yesterday at Children’s Hospital.
It was almost surreal to be on the “other side” of things since I work there. But everyone was great. The test required putting a small catheter into his penis and then taking a lot of pictures of him emptying and filling up his bladder. I thought I was going to have a very hard time seeing him in pain but he actually just took a bottle during the test and only cried before I gave it to him. The procedure took less than 10 minutes and he was a true champ throughout it!
And the best part is that he has NO kidney issues — no reflux, no obstruction, nothing! Fantastic news!
He’ll go back to the Peds Urologist on Nov. 20 to be circumsized (we wanted to wait til after this test to do it) … Chris is already feeling sorry for his little “chicken wing.”
October 24th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
hurray! i’m so glad his kidneys are ok.
October 24th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
That’s awesome news Jessica! I know that’s a huge weight lifted. His little hat is so cute!
October 28th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
That’s great news. I’m impressed that they did the testing so soon and that it was so quick (you may recall from my stories that wasn’t the case a while back!). So happy to hear that that worry is behind you.
October 30th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Wonderful news! Please make sure I meet him when you come on Nov. 20th.