Update on kidneys

My sweet boy has something called Hydronephrosis. It means water in the kidneys. Brandon had this as well but it went away when he was born. Cannon's however has not gone away. We went to a kidney doctor and he explained what Cannon has very well. Lets see if I can do the same for all of you.

Here is a picture of a normal kidney.




Here is a picture of Cannon's kidney:



I am not a good at drawing but if you can tell the area that the tube connects to is much bigger than it should be.

Cannon had an ultrasound after he was born and also a procedure called VCUG. It is where they stick a catheter with dye into the bladder and see if the dye comes out or goes up to the kidneys.

The ultrasound showed that the water was still there. So I took Cannon in for another ultrasound on the 13th. Yesterday we had the Dr appointment, with Dr. Miller, to see what is exactly is wrong and what needs to be done. Here is what he said. The second ultrasound showed that there is more water in his kidneys then the first ultrasound.

There are three reasons that could cause what Cannon has.
1. An abstraction blocking some of the urine from draining out.
2. The urine is going back up the ureters to the kidneys.
3. Something wrong with his penis or something abstracting the urine through his penis.

The VCUG showed that the urine isn't going back up t the kidneys and everything in his penis is working correctly. That is good news but could also mean that there is still an abstraction in his ureters.

Dr Miller made it clear that this is a common occurrence and that they can fix it if it doesn't clear up on its own. I am completely trusting in God and that this is happening for a reason. There is still a little part that is heartbroken that this is happening to my son. I am just thankful that it isn't worse and that I have my Father on my side.

The plan is that in 3 months they will do another ultrasound and see if the water is still there. If it is they will do a procedure where they will give Cannon medicine and will graph if the medicine stays in the kidneys or comes out. After that they will let us know what will happen next. If he isn't peeing normally then we will go back in right away.

Keep Cannon in your prayers and I will keep you updated on what happens.