The latest round of doctor's appointments

I realize that I could have a second blog, entirely focused on my boys and their medical crises.

On Wednesday, Nicholas had a follow-up ultrasound on his damaged kidney. It marked 18 months since his surgery. This ultrasound looked very much like the last 2 ultrasounds so we are now stretching out his follow-up appointments to once a year rather than every 6 months.

The left kidney is still slightly dilated but it is mild to moderate hydronephrosis now rather than severe hydronephrosis. There is no excess build up of scar tissue that would narrow the repair sites and make another surgery a necessity. At this point, Nicholas is as healthy as he can be.

Today, both the boys were assessed at a Pediatric Allergy and Asthma Clinic. They both got skin tests for the most common allergy triggers (pollen, dogs, cats, horses, mold, and a few others) and they had no reactions. Because both of them have been exposed to nuts we didn't even bother with nut allergy tests.

As for the asthma, yes it seems they have it. They are mostly triggered by colds and exercise. The doctor is treating the boys aggressively with the inhalers and in 2 months we'll reassess them and reduce the dosages accordingly. We're just trying to get their symptoms in control then we'll reduce the meds to the minimum required by each boy.

After that fun appointment, I took Nicholas to his pediatrician to have his stitches removed. It took all of 30 seconds to do and Nic didn't really fuss too much except for the idea of a pair very pointy scissors coming straight for his eyes. We blinded him with a spotlight (better lighting for the doctor) and while Nic's eyes were closed, the doctor did what had to be done. Nic has a thin scab under the eyebrow and I think the scar will hardly be noticeable.

I am now completely exhausted and hoping the boys will go to bed early so I can follow suit. It isn't likely though since both of them slept in the van on the ride home from the city. I hate admitting it, but I foresee a late night ahead of me. LOL

Next week holds an appointment to meet Nathan's new teacher and 2 weeks from today is my neuro appointment. WeeHee! LOL