James' Big Day - His Sonogram and VCUG Test

 

Yesterday was the day we have all been anxiously waiting for, James had his sonogram and VCUG. Everything went well, and out little guy was a trooper. He sure is a wonderful baby! After the tests we went up to the NICU to see his favorite nurse, Laura. She was shocked to see how good (and chunky) James looks.

All of the nurses were angels in the NICU, but nurse Laura had a special bond with James. She was the first woman he tried to smooch at the young age of 2 weeks old. Plus she always made me feel very comfortable during my daily visits and encouraged me to do as many motherly duties as I could. We will be sure to keep all of the nurses updated with James' progress since they all played a huge role in his recovery.

After our visit, we went to see the surgeon. Jay and I weren't expecting the worst nor the best. We thought James was right in the middle with his recovery even though of course we always pray for the best. We waited anxiously in the waiting room trying to conjure up as much small talk as possible to help pass the time. Finally, we went back into the room and about 10 loooong minutes later the surgeon came in and said "There is my miracle baby". What wonderful words to our ears! Then the surgeon told us that he had to look at his records twice to make sure he had the right patient.

The reflux is gone, and Jame's bladder is able to void properly without refluxing into the kidneys. That is a huge deal since he was a grade 5 which on a scale of 1-5 is the worst. The pediatrician said usually patients don't recover from a grade 5, it is severe and a second surgery is normally required. The kidneys looked good with no further damage and one has decreased in size which means that a lot of the fluid has flushed out. After all of the wonderful news, I asked the surgeon if that meant that James would no longer need a kidney transplant. He told us that one bit of really good news doesn't eliminate all of the prior bad news. However, if James was his little guy, his anxiety level would go down knowing that everything looks so good. We go back in 3 months for another sonogram...I pray to Lord that everything continues to improve because I do not want my sweet little guy to go through so many transplants. 

After our trip to the hospital, James and I went to visit Nana and PopPop. We always have a good time during our visits. James even put on a show with giggles and smiles for PopPop.

It has been a very long two months.