mag 3 results

the mother's day card that marianne got and signed for me is in the background. she really spoiled me on my first mother's day - she gave me a card, a necklace and earrings with her birth stone and a new palm phone.

mother's day breakfast at snooze.

marianne had her Mag 3 test and another ultrasound last wednesday. the first 5-7 minutes while they put in the catheter and IV were really uncomfortable for her but luckily after they got everything set and had her in place she was able to fall asleep for the remaining 60 minutes of the test. she did great.

her urologist was able to squeeze us in between his scheduled appointments that day so we could consult with him on the results and his prognosis. he was hoping to see as close to 50/50 function between the kidneys and no less than a 40/60 difference. but her left kidney is only functioning at 35%, so the right kidney is picking up quite a bit of slack. he recommended the pyloplasty (surgery) to correct her UPJ in the left kidney. he's afraid that if we took the wait-watch-and-see route that we'd be facing continued loss of function, risk of infection and illness and possible failure. the right kidney is performing so well and the ultrasound showed improvement with the hydronephrosis on that side so he fully expects that it will be just fine without any intervention. he scheduled us for the first available surgery on june 18. if anything comes available before that, they will call to get us in sooner. we may or may not have more than a day's notice if that happens.

i'm a little anxious about her having surgery at such a young age but i'm very hopeful that this will take care of her and everything will be working correctly at the outset.

she is definitely growing and filling out. she weighed in at 9lbs 5oz at children's the other day.