2 Vaccination Shots

Zac had his 2nd shots last two days ago. He had Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, HiB and Polio shots. He weighs 18.11 pounds, 27 inches tall and has head circumference of 17 at the age of 5 months and half.

I don't like the nurse who gave him shots because it bled right after she injected those shots. Shots are suppose to be injected in the muscle and not in the vein.

He has an appointment for another Renal Ultrasound two weeks from now. The hospital called me yesterday and said that his schedule is today. I asked her to reschedule his appointment because his Urologist wants it to be done when he turns 6 months old and right now he is only 5 months and two weeks old. I asked her to reschedule it because I am afraid that his urologist would ask to redo the ultrasound because he isn't 6 months old yet. So just to make sure, I scheduled him on the 17th of this month which he would turn exactly 6 months old.

I really wish that everything is ok now in his kidneys.

2nd KUB result

So I got the result of his 2nd ultrasound in the mail today. It says:

Findings: The right kidney measures approximately 5.23cm, increased from 5.15cm on the previous study.The left kidney measures approximately 5.22cm, increased from 4.95cm in the previous study. A small amount of fluid is seen within each renal pelvis. There is no dilation of the calices. The proximal ureters are not visualized. Color Doppler blood flow is present within both kidneys. No perinephric collections are seen. Bilateral ureteral jets are identified. There is only small amount of urine within urinary bladder.

Impression:
1. Interval renal growth, as above.
2. Trace fluid within the renal pelvis,bilaterally. No caliceal dilation is identified. The kidneys are not grossly hydronephrotic and this could be related to normal urinary excretion.
3. Bilateral ureteral jets exclude ureteral obstruction.

If I remember it right, the urologist said that if the fluid increased more than .10mm then his kidneys needs to be monitored and there is tendency that he needs to take antibiotic. Based on the result above, his right kidney increased .08mm, his left increased .27mm. His left kidney increased alot of amount :( But the urologist said that he don't need to take any medicine as usually, this kind of case resolves on its own. Oh God! I really hope so.

No amount???

It's been a week and a day now since Zac's 2nd ultrasound and I finally got the result of it (yeah, just now!). I called them last Wednesday for the result but as usual, its their voicemail who answered my call so I just left a message to call me back. Unfortunately, no call from them on that day. I waited til Thursday,., still no call from them so I decided to call the next day. Friday came and stiiiiiill no call from them. I was so frustrated the whole weekend as I wanted to know the condition of my baby. I called them Monday morning and I was happy that I got a call from them on the afternoon. A nurse called me and informed me that he (Urologist) wants to see Zac before they give the result. I asked her "Is there any problem with my son?Why does he needs to see him? " she answered "Because that is how we do it" I replied "Is that the best answer that you can give to me? That is how you (hospital/doctor) do it?". I mean, why not tell me the result? if the result is negative then that's good BUT if there is any problem in his kidneys then let me know so I could bring my son to him but I want to know the result first (which i deserve to know) before I bring my son there. I didn't want to be rude or mean to her but giving me crappy answer like "Because that is how we do it" made me more confused and scared about the result. I mean, common! I waited days for their call and that is the answer I will get from them???

Today, I spoke to his doctor's secretary and she said that there is fluid that was found in his renal area. Urologist also said he has mild hydrophrosis and it usually resolves on its on so he doesn't need to take any antibiotics. My son also needs to have another ultrasound 6 months from now to check if the fluid is still there. I asked for the amount of fluid they found in his kidney but the secretary wasn't able to give it to me because it wasn't noted in his record. Anyways, I just asked her to send me my son's medical record.

I am thankful that my son is one of those lucky kid who only has mild hydronep. I am also hoping and praying that the fluid will be gone soon.

2nd KUB

Nine o' clock this morning is his appointment. When we arrived in the hospital, I was like "Oh my! waiting time again." I was glad though because we were called on time this time because I waited for one hour on the last time I had my pregnancy ultrasound there.

Zac started crying when the technician slightly opened his clothes to put on that gel thing for his ultrasound. Hubby gave him milk and that made him stopped from crying hehe. During the ultrasound, I saw his kidney on the monitor but of course i don't understand what's going on. I just saw that the size of his right kidney is 5.34mm and his left is 5.18mm. I don't know if his kidneys are considered enlarged with those sizes. I keep on searching on the net on what is the normal size of kidneys on babies but I couldn't find any site :(

They told me that the result will be forwarded to his Urologist this Wednesday. I will call his Urologist maybe Thursday? I hope that he already read the ultrasound by then.

We are just being positive that the result will turn out negative like the result of his first ultrasound. Oh God! Please help my son. I hope nothing is serious in his kidney condition. Please bless him.

First appointment to his Pediatrician

This morning was Zac's first appointment to his pedia. The 3 of us (me, hubby & Zac) was up early to go to the clinic. Jeez! it was freaking 10F outside and we all need to hurry in getting inside the car or else we might turn into popsicle sticks lol!

Inside the clinic, after hubby filled out some papers, the nurse checked Zac's weight. He weighs 7.52 lbs. when he was born and weighs 6.10 lbs after a couple of days. The nurse told me that it is normal to an infant to lose 7 % of its weight after few days the baby was born. I found this site which explains on why. Zac's weight went 6.18 lbs. on the 5th day which was a good sign because infant shouldn't continue losing weight. Anyway, his weight now is *drum roll* 8.10 lbs. woohooo! He gained almost 2 lbs. in 15 days :D The pedia told us everything looks fine with Zac and his jaundice was gone :)

We then went home and finally, I received the call I have been waiting for. It is the call from his urologist. Actually, it was his secretary who called me.The secretary told me that Zac's urologist already reviewed his record of ultrasound from the hospital where he was born. She said that his urologist wants him to have another KUB. Why? the urologist said that usually, babies are born dehydrated til their second day which makes the KUB result inaccurate if it is done within the day that he is born til his 2nd day. Sooo now, Zac is scheduled to have his 2nd KUB on Jan 18th.

I hope that everything will be fine. I love my son and I always pray for his safety and health.