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| On our way to get a family photo for Boop's daycare |
Poor girl. She can’t catch a break. We are trying to figure
out the extent of the damage. We know she has the UTI, but we need to know why.
So, we tried to get some further evaluation before traveling. Of course, I
tried to cram too much stuff in. A quick stop for Mom to see Boop’s daycare,
across town to take Winnie to the groomer, an ultrasound for Boop, across town
for the pediatrician, lunch, and then to work to interview a student: it was a
hectic morning.
I dropped Mom off with the baby for ultrasound to get Winnie
to the groomer. I was about 15 min. late for the ultrasound. Boop did so well. She nursed through the whole
thing. The ultrasonographer had to contort a bit, well we both did, but we got
it done. Kidneys, I could tell that the
right was bigger than the left, but the ultrasonographer said that really
wasn’t a problem. She was more interested in the bladder. Problem: Boop had wet
her diaper, but she still had urine in her bladder. That’s not good.
When I told the pediatrician what I saw, she explained that
the remaining urine can reflux into the kidneys, eventually leading to kidney
failure from repeated infections. Treatment for the reflux is long term
low dose antibiotics. The severe form requires surgery. So, Boop finishes her 1st
course of antibiotics Thursday. They did another catheter to see if the
infection is gone and are making an appointment for a renal specialist. Then,
if all of this wasn’t bad enough, she had to have her vaccine shots.
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