Baby With a Bum Kidney

Yesterday did not exactly go the way we expected it to. 

February 22nd we took Camden for surgery to correct the hydronephrosis in his left kidney.  Hands down this had to have been the longest day of our lives.  Even though we felt completely confident and had faith in the staff, there is always a risk; as there is with any surgery.  I didn't really voice my concerns aloud until Mark voiced his.  He is levelheaded and knowledgeable when it comes to medical things and it was then that I realized, if HE is concerned then my concerns are real.

I managed to hold it together most of the day, kept my nerves from jumping out.  Babies can detect emotions and I wasn't about to upset him with mine on this important day.  He was such a trooper!  They were running 2 hours behind schedule and he never cried or fussed, even though he hadn't eaten since about 3:30am.  Instead he seemed to just focus his attention on flirting with the nurses, the little charmer. 

After a few hours spent in the waiting room the surgery was done and he was waiting for us.  We went back right away and immediately my eyes leaked tears.  Seeing him laying there, still under the anesthesia and hooked up with tubes and monitors, every emotion and fear came pouring out.  2 days later you would have never been able to tell he had just had surgery, he was back to his normal happy self.  

Fast forward to yesterday and we had a follow-up ultrasound to see if the surgery was successful.  Within seconds of seeing the image of his left kidney on the screen we realized it was not.  His kidney remains the same...twice the normal size and full of fluid.  We weren't expecting this at all.  In all the conversations with the doctors and nurses, we were told this surgery has a great success rate.  We never discussed if the surgery didn't work, and it never crossed our minds it might not work.

Back to square one, waiting for the urologist to call and discuss the next step, what his plan of action is.  I am sure more tests and possibly a "warranty repair" will be in our near future.  In the meantime we pray to God for answers, appreciatively accept the prayers and positive thinking from others; that our baby boy will soon be on the mend and we can put this all behind us.