Surgery for Baden

Baden had a VCUG last Friday and the results were not good.  In fact, when they compared the test from last February to the test last Friday it showed that there has been virtually no change to his ureters in the last year.  So the hope that they would repair themselves as he grew has been thrown out the window.  We met with the doctor at the Pediatric Urology clinic at Primary Children's Hospital yesterday.  The bad news is that Baden will be having surgery to repair the ureters on March 13.  We thought it was going to be a pretty simple same day surgery.  But we found out yesterday that there will be a minimum one night stay in the hospital and he could be there up to 4 days depending on how things go.  He will have a small incision cut in his lower abdomen and all the work will be done from there.  They will re-route the ureters so that the urine flows as  it should.  The incision site will be stitched up with disappearing stitches or maybe even the glue they are now using for small incisions and cuts.  He will have some drainage tubes in after surgery that will be there for a few days.  They will just drain into his diaper.  We are feeling a little nervous about the surgery, but also calm as the doctors we have met with so far have been highly recommended and the small interaction we have had with them so far has been superb.  Once he is released from the hospital he won't really have any restrictions.  The doctor said he can and will do anything he feels up to doing.  So, most likely he will be on the go as soon as we walk out the doors of the hospital.  The good news is that once the surgery is done, he should have a full recovery and will not have to be on daily antibiotics any more. THANKS GOODNESS!  Giving a daily dose of medicine to a baby/toddler is not always easy.  Also the risk of kidney damage will go down as he shouldn't be getting UTI's anymore either.  So here's to hoping and praying that all goes well and we can get our little guy healthy and off of drugs.