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theatokos ([personal profile] theatokos) wrote2008-08-20 10:22 am
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Medical update

It is as I suspected: Bennett's UTI was just a fluke. He caught it in the NICU. No valve issues at all. I want to scrunch up my face and be all cynical about this. Be all "hospitals are for sick people! See! This is why I wanted to birth in a birthing center!" But you know.... better a fluke than a valve issue.

B had a follow up ultrasound this morning that showed his kidneys and bladder in perfect working condition. No need for a far more invasive VCUG test (in which dye is inserted up through the penis to watch his urine flow) and we can stop giving him the antibiotics. Yay!

[identity profile] thekitchenvixen.livejournal.com 2008-08-20 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Didn't know it was that serious :/
I don't know how you deal with all the medical stuff you've all gone through! I could never handle it. I hate even going to a well baby checkup! Putting a sad little newborn on a hard cold scale makes me wanna cry!!

BTW, your diaper is on its way today!

[identity profile] inkprincess.livejournal.com 2008-08-20 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
excellent news!

[identity profile] erinya.livejournal.com 2008-08-20 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay for a healthy baby! And yay for no more antibiotics.

Hey, on another topic entirely, I just realized it's time to register for PantheaCon. Are you and Adam for sure going?

[identity profile] lopezuna.livejournal.com 2008-08-21 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
That's great news! I'm so happy for you! And it's particularly nice that they didn't have to do the VCUG.