And then this past Monday, I took G and AD for kidney ultrasounds. We already knew that G has a duplex collection system on his right kidney, probably related to his microtia and atresia, since the kidneys and ears develop at the same time in utero. A few weeks ago, AD had a terribly high fever, spiking at 105 for a time. The pediatrician's office did a catheterized urine catch and the results came back as having a mild UTI. I have my doubts about that because her fever broke without ever taking any antibiotics and the fever resolved itself. Still, it was scary and because she's so young, the doctor wanted her kidneys evaluated to rule out any physical anomaly. Wouldn't you know it, they found that the tubes in her right kidney are split, so she has two where only one should be. We aren't sure what this means for her yet, but the next round of tests will be on Friday morning. They'll inject her bladder with contrasting dye to see if she has a reflux issue in her kidneys and once we know that result, we'll figure out the next step.
But, of course, that's not all. Here we were, worrying about our AD when G decided he didn't want to be left out of the testing-fun. You know it's never a good sign when, after the ultrasound tech leaves to check to see if she 'got enough good pictures', she brings the doctor on-duty back into the room with her. I have to say, my heart sunk a bit when she walked into the room. She gave me a brief run-down of both results, but I guess I was focused so much on AD that I didn't really understand what she was saying about G. Turns out his kidney is swelling and it's probably caused by a blockage somewhere. So now he has to go for more tests and yet another doctor. Are you keeping track of how many specialists see G now? Here! Let me list them for you!
Maxillofacial surgeon - for Hemifacial microsomia
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon - for Microtia
Cardiac Surgeon - for an Atrioventricular Septal Defect and cleft valve
Otologist - for Atresia and hearing loss
Audiologist - for hearing loss
Physical therapist - for gross motor delays
Occupational therapist - for fine motor delays
Hearing therapist - for severe deafness in right ear
Urologist - for Hydronephrosis
No wonder I'm dizzy...