On Friday we had our third test checking out Noah's kidney functioning. The first test was at 7 days old and was an ultrasound to see if his kidney was still dilated. The second test was a VCUG that looked for reflux from his ureter to his bladder. Finally this third test was with nuclear medicine so he had to have anesthesia. This Mag 3 test was looking for kidney functioning. After much prodding the tech finally told me his left kidney looked blocked. Noah's pediatric eurologist will let us know for certain if he needs surgery after seeing the results himself on Monday, but in a previous appointment he told me he'd need surgery if there was any obstruction to the kidney. So, that's what we're looking at with this little guy in his near future. He's done so well with all these tests and doesn't seem to show signs of discomfort, so we feel very blessed. We'll breathe a sigh of relief however when the surgery is over.
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