the riley appointment

so today carter had his appointment with Dr. Meldrum- his pediatric urologist. for those of you that do now know about c's issues let me fill you in.

after he was born during his first physical by his pedi Dr. Blum she felt something on the left side of his belly. at that point she didn't know if it was merconium or not so she waited to say anything until his first well baby check that was later that week. after that visit she still felt it and said it was his kidney. so we had an ultrasound at the hospital and waited. the u/s was so terrifying for me. here i was- a new mom all of 4 days and my tiny baby is on a big table getting an u/s. dr. blum called us back and told us his left kidney was bigger than the right and it was something that had to be checked out by a specialist. they got us into Riley Childrens Hospital in indy and that is when we met Dr. Meldrum. there he had a VCUG to look for reflux (there wasn't any) and we now have to go back every 3-4 months for u/s to make sure the swelling doesn't get any larger. in march the swelling had grown.

so that brings us to now! his u/s showed the same thing today...not enough improvement to move us to 6 month visits so we go back in October. he will have an u/s done as well as a renal scan. during the renal scan they will fill his bladder via cath and give him an i.v. with a dye so we can watch his kidney fill and release. what she wants to achieve with this is to prove the kidney is funtioning properly so we can move visits to every 6 months. he will more than likey grow into this problem without it causing major issues and will be able to stop going all together around the age of 2 or 3. there is a very SLIGHT chance that if it doesn't correct itself by the time he is 2-3 years old surgery will have to take place.

this is all news that was expected- as long as my little man is doing okay then i am okay. he hasn't had any issues with infections so that is wonderful! if something like that was to happen we would have to go back before october.

other than that it was a pretty normal week! lots of baseball games, lunches, and quiet time at home. i had lunch with one of my best friends from high school and that was really nice. all in all it was a pretty great week!