On June 10, Brennan turned three and we celebrated by allowing him to go swimming in our pool after receiving the "a-okay" from his doctors; our fears regarding infection were assuaged and he absolutely loved it.In July at a routine doctor visit, his urine sample was high in white blood cells and just as we were leaving Dr. P.'s office to go home, we noticed pus in his diaper an almost sure sign of a urinary tract infection. We were ready to leave with a prescription for antibiotic treatment at home but discovered his BUN was 96 and creatinine was 4.7, the highest numbers yet for him.
After avoiding the month of June for hospital stays, we were admitted for IV fluids and antibiotic treatment. Strangely, the urine culture did not show any growth, thus no definitive conclusion on his urinary tract infection; although the antibiotics did the trick. The IV flush did the trick on both fronts with the BUN lowered to 67 and his creatinine down to 3.7 (Photo above of Brennan on the left and Kyle on the right hamming it up at our recent hospital stay).
In October, we will be on the transplant list for 2 years. We hope, the call comes any day, that some unfortunate family makes the difficult decision to give the gift of life. It is a tough thing to wish for, to be sure. Currently there are 15 children in the state of Florida under the age of 5 who are on the list waiting for a kidney transplant.
We thank all of you for thoughts, hopes, well wishes and prayers! We will keep you updated as things progress.
