A KO On Brady's Kidney Kondition

As some of you may know, Brady has had some kidney issues for the first two years of his life. It actually started before he was even born, at my twenty week ultrasound. That day, we found out Brady was a boy. We also found out that his kidneys were enlarged. The doctors didn't seem too concerned, but it was something they would keep an eye on. When Brady was seven months old, we took him to Children's Hospital where he had to go through some tests. The tests involved a catheter (poor guy) and some x-rays. Through those tests, we found out that Brady had some reflux in his urinary tract. In other words, things that were supposed to be flowing one way were also going backwards. This could cause UTI's and blood pressure problems later in life. There is a surgical fix for this problem, but a lot of times the problem corrects itself over time. So, the prognosis was to wait until he was two and repeat the tests.

Last Thursday I took Brady to the hospital to repeat the tests. We headed into the x-ray lab where Brady had to put on this lovely purple koala gown. I know I'm probably the only mom who breaks out her cell phone to take a picture of her son in the hospital, but oh well. The catheter was not a whole lot of fun. I can only imagine what was going through Brady's mind as three women (myself, the nurse, and the x-ray tech) told him everything was going to be ok! Needless to say, the procedure was over soon. Brady did, however, spend the rest of that day and the next telling everyone "Lady. Hurt. Wiener." while grabbing his diaper. Poor little man.

This Thursday, we took the films to the specialist to get the verdict. The doctor came in to the room for about 10 seconds, said "this is why we wait" and said everything is great and his kidneys are functioning properly.

We are so thankful that everything turned out ok and that Brady doesn't need surgery!