Good, Good Day!

We spent all day at Geisinger today with Jack-Jack.  It was a good, good day!!  He showed his "warrier face" during his blood draw (only one stick!), and only complained a little bit through his ultra sound. Dr Sumfest was pleased with the decrease in hydronephrosis of both kidneys, though the ureters have not shrunk at all. We asked about urodynamics and Mag 3 but he said the tests wouldnt give us any relevant info at this point. He thinks that the less invasive we are right now, the better. We don't want to kick off infections again. He said IF there are potty training issues, we can try Ditropan next year when we see him. It would help the muscles of the bladder.   Dr Muchant was very pleased with a creatnine of 0.4 and BUN 17... He went.from CKD stage 2 back

wards to stage 1!!!  His left kidney is 6 cms and is meatier (healthier) than the right. The right is 5.5cm. Last visit she told us to be prepared for transplant in the future... today, she said statistically, he's down to a 1/3 chance of needing it. WOW!!!!! Because his urine specific gravities are no longer low (his entire UA dips are WNL) he defintaely no longer has Diabetes Insipidus... the condition that we were told was life-long.  So, we follow up in a year to watch labs and recheck US. She said she doesnt care what his ultrasounds look like, as long as his function stays good. She also thinks that his eatting problems are not kidney-related. She's very happy with his growth, says to continue Pediasure or whatever it takes to keep him growing.
BTW... as I was browsing the web for new baby names, I learned that Jackson means...
"God has been gracious; has shown favor" - how fitting.

Im thinking this is going to be a good year!!!  :)