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Well, it has been awhile since I’ve updated. Things have been mighty busy and crazy. Zane wound up having another UTI. He is doing much better after a ten-day course of antibiotics. In that time, we traveled to Phoenix to help with family matters, as well.
Both boys had well check-ups yesterday, but nothing definitive was decided about Zane and kidney surgery. Given his recent UTI, I expected to hear that surgery was imminent. Instead, I went away uncertain and a bit confused. I left the office with an order for another VCUG. Zane’s urology appointment (this time in Durango) is scheduled for July 18th—a little too long to wait in my mind. So I called the urologist’s office for some direction and clarification. It seems all we do is test our poor guy, but not really resolve the reflux issue. Clearly, the amoxicillin is not working as a prophylactic anymore, so I insisted the pediatrician consider a new antibiotic for Zane while we wait. She’s looking into it. Anyway, the nurse practitioner at the urologist’s office is going to ask the doctor if he will review Zane’s VCUG prior to July 18th to determine whether Zane needs in-patient surgery or not. That way, we can likely have it done before the school year begins. Of course, this may have to be coordinated with the ptosis surgery, as well: a surgery for which we still need a consultation. It really sucks living seven hours from a children’s hospital.
So that’s where we stand. I am going to try to get the boys on a summer schedule I created for them back in May before everything went crazy. They both need structure, academics, and exercise. Our summer motto: no regression! They need to enter school in August at the top of their games!
Both boys had well check-ups yesterday, but nothing definitive was decided about Zane and kidney surgery. Given his recent UTI, I expected to hear that surgery was imminent. Instead, I went away uncertain and a bit confused. I left the office with an order for another VCUG. Zane’s urology appointment (this time in Durango) is scheduled for July 18th—a little too long to wait in my mind. So I called the urologist’s office for some direction and clarification. It seems all we do is test our poor guy, but not really resolve the reflux issue. Clearly, the amoxicillin is not working as a prophylactic anymore, so I insisted the pediatrician consider a new antibiotic for Zane while we wait. She’s looking into it. Anyway, the nurse practitioner at the urologist’s office is going to ask the doctor if he will review Zane’s VCUG prior to July 18th to determine whether Zane needs in-patient surgery or not. That way, we can likely have it done before the school year begins. Of course, this may have to be coordinated with the ptosis surgery, as well: a surgery for which we still need a consultation. It really sucks living seven hours from a children’s hospital.
So that’s where we stand. I am going to try to get the boys on a summer schedule I created for them back in May before everything went crazy. They both need structure, academics, and exercise. Our summer motto: no regression! They need to enter school in August at the top of their games!
