Starting the Week with a Bang

Lucy had a very full Monday. We started out getting her blood drawn for labs. It only took one poke!!

Next Lucy had a VCUG (voiding cystourethrogram). This procedure is used to see if a patient has urinary reflux. Turns out that Lucy does have urinary reflux bilaterally. When the kidneys make urine, it is supposed to flow into the bladder and stay there until urination. However, with urinary reflux, the urine goes back up the ureters from the bladder into the kidneys. This can cause urinary tract infections and other problems. Fortunately, most infants grow out of this problem, but until then, Lucy will have to take antibiotics daily. We will have a kidney ultrasound every 6 months, and we will repeat the VCUG in 1.5 years. As it seems with all of Lucy's medical problems, not the worst thing ever, but still another thing to add to her list.

Our nephrology appointment went well. The lab results showed that Lucy's potassium remains at a good level (5.3mmol/L). This means that we will just continue on with her sodium supplements and kayexalate milk and high fluid requirement. We will have more blood work done in 2 weeks and another nephrology appointment in 2 months.

Lucy continues to do slightly better with breastfeeding. We are going to keep plugging away. She is growing very well. Her weight is 10lb 2oz and she is just shy of 21 inches long. She's actually starting to grow out of some clothes!