Today was such a long day, Sweet Mess woke up at 4 and we have been on the move since. Our appointment was at 8:30 this morning and believe it or not, we were back in the office before I finished completing the paperwork. SHOCKER!!! The doctor was also very prompt which is also highly unusual, haha! The bad news is that we do not have any answers and we are still on the same medication. The good news is that she has a plan of action. First off, she has her nurse working on getting us an automatic blood pressure machine for the house. This will allow us to monitor and track it from home. (this is really great for me, since I have been messing up on the doses) We will go back in a month for a test that will have a dye run through his kidneys and we will see if maybe he has some scarring. From what I learned today, scarring on the kidneys can be a cause of hypertension. If he turns out have some scars, we will probably never know what caused them. When Steven was born the kidneys were the original reason for the earlier than normal follow up to the pediatrician. He had a couple of ultrasounds and x-rays to evaluate the kidneys. In August his kidneys appeared to be all good according to the urologist and all the visual imaging that had been done on him. The doctor today mentioned that maybe his function has not been good all along, however it doesn't explain why it would only start to cause the hypertension post surgery. But again she doesn't know because short of a VCUG done on him at 3 weeks old, nothing else shows the function. All this to say that the first test run on him will be to try and determine the cause. If the results are still not conclusive another type will be ordered. We are also going to increase one of his medications but we will not start that until we receive a machine for the home and until the lab work results are back. I think I have a plan to prevent me from screwing up his doses in the future, I would say fool proof but I do not trust myself. ha! Overall I was happy with the appointment. We wanted answers or at least a plan of action and I feel that we have gotten that. It breaks my heart to keep putting him through more labs and tests but I am so thankful for his sweet disposition. So until our next appointment I will be a spread sheet fool with medication and bp results...umm, can anyone help me with that, I am not on the best of terms with EXCEL. :-)
Well 4 am was a LONG time ago...so it is time for some sleep!!! But of course I cannot go to bed without mentioning that on Friday while some of you are out shopping most of Louisiana will be holding their breath while watching the #1 Tigers take on #3 Razorbacks at Tiger Stadium!!!! So...
GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!
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