Episode three: the kidney saga continues

And it looks like my baby will be having surgery before Christmas Apparently the kidney reflux is not such a major, but she has something called a ureterocele which is a blockage in the tube between the bladder and the kidney which has to be removed. They will do it under general anasthetic at Starship, and she will probably be in hospital for 2-3 days. While she is there they want to do another test to check her kidney function too where they run dye thru an IV line, not 100% sure how that works.

I feel confident in the surgeon, and he explained everything very clearly, but the idea of my tiny little baby having a general anasthetic is a bit mindblowing, and just the thought of someone poking around inside her is a bit scary too.

Mercedes will have to come to hospital with us as I'm still semi-feeding (although I think this whole thing might spell the end of the breastfeeding, not sure) and my Dad is going to come and stay with Maya.

What a drama. When it rains it pours I guess But I do want to say thank you to all of you for your support this far, it helps to know that we're not alone.

ETA: While we are in Starship they want Mercedes to have an ultrasound too just to double check that her kidneys are ok.

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Emma, so can understand your feeling on the general. I hope they let you in while they put her under. I was allowed to when Andrew ws put under.

Might be a little different with the ages, what about Willie could he do it? I'm sure the anethitist(sp?) would understand if you didn't go in.

awww emma!! big hugs chick...i don't know if i could handle seeing charli 'put under' either!
do you have a date yet?

Ditto what Katherine said about bringing stuff, if you need me, you know where I am !! (And I'm just about to put some more credit on my phone too.)

Wow I can't imagine that and I sure wouldn't be able to handle being there. Hopefully you find strength from within or Willie or a nurse can help?

And in a way, she's a really lucky girl to have it all done before she's old enough to understand what's going on.

But to you, you're amazing.

Thanks

LOL Bombshell Willie is more of a sook than I am!

We don't have a date yet, he said he will have to look at his schedule but that it is a "matter of some urgency" and would be done before Xmas, and that often they book the surgery before even seeing the patient because that kind of ultrasound/MCU result always means surgery.

So I guess we wait and see.

It's telescopic surgery so I assumed it was up her girly bits, but them Mum said they can also do telescopic surgery thru a cut in the belly button so not sure now how they will do it. I didn't think to ask, was too busy trying to process the whole thing.

awww emma big hugshunny thinking of you and the girls

Oh poor little bubba. Well just think at the end of the day your little one will feel better, but it certainly wouldn't be easy to go through as parents.   Big hugs chickie and will be thinking of you.