Peyton's Kidneys

Peyton went to see the pediatric nephrologist this past Thursday. The doctor seems to know his stuff and treated us very well. He weighs 14lbs 12 oz - so he has gained more than a pound since we were in Houston last time! They took urine and blood for testing. They had to draw the blood from his femoral artery - it took several tries. We felt so bad for him. The doctor talked with us for a while and ended up sending us to JCMC for ultrasounds of his bladder and kidneys. We could tell by the look of the ultrasounds that his right kidney is pretty bad. The ultrasound tech even agreed. It was huge and full of these black areas indicating fluid. The left kidney was not near as bad. The ultrasound tech said that in his opinion if he had to rate the severity of the left he would say mild. Based on that we are forced to believe that the condition of his right kidney is moderate to severe. The radiologist was supposed to come in and talk to us but at the last minute she said she needed to call the doctor and speak with him first and then let him talk to us. We have yet to hear anything back. We have been on edge the last couple of days. We're so worried what they're going to say. When you research hydronephrosis (the condition he has) there is a broad spectrum of situations. It ranges from a doctor just placing him on observation with or without antibiotics over the next year to see if it worsens, all the way to kidney failure. Please pray for Peyton! He just doesn't need this - he is going through so much already. We will hopefully know something Monday. I will be ringing their phones off the hook at the office if I haven't heard anything by lunchtime. The good news is that if Peyton's blood work comes back normal he is clear for surgery on his feet! They are looking for increased levels of creatin in his blood which would indicate his kidneys not functioning normally - and of course any signs of infection. They called us today about his urine and said that there were some things in his urine culture but they aren't sure if it was just contamination or something trying to start up. There was so little of it - whatever it was. And he has had no fever or anything so we will just watch it. And one praise is that he is in no pain - that is a major plus. AGAIN- PLEASE PRAY FOR HIS KIDNEYS!! I will update again when we have some answers.