I got a phone call at 8:30am to make an appointment with the nephrologist for Dylan. The woman on the phone said they had an availability at 9am today. So, with Jake home, I called my neighbor to see if she could watch Caleb. She graciously said yes and we loaded Jt and the twins in the car for the doctor. (we took JT too b/c he had an apt at 10:30 and we weren't sure we would have time to come home between apts) We arrived and the doctor was wonderful. It turns out that Dylan has no cysts at all!!!! NONE! Instead, Dylan has hydronephrosis. Long story short, it is not life threatening and at this point we do not need to be overly concerned. It turns out he could have reflux of the kidneys, or bladder, or both. Anyway, part of the track that leads from the kidney to the bladder might not be working right, causing urine to go back up towards the kidney. We are on alert for UTI's at this point. If he gets a UTI at any point he will have to have a nasty little procedure, one the doctor doesn't want to put him through unless she has to. If we can keep him healthy, he has a great possibility of outgrowing this. How awesome is that!! She was delighted to give us the news too.
So, the prayers for the next 6 months (that's when his next sonogram will be) is that he continues to be healthy and have no UTI's. I think for now, we will take it 6 months at a time. It could be years but for now, 6 months of prayers are greatly appreciated! Thank you so so much for your prayers. I feel so blessed and thankful.
In other prayers, pray this medicaid stuff works out quickly and properly this time!
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