Blane's Renal Ultrasound

Blane went for his yearly renal ultrasound and urology visit today. For those of you who don't know or don't remember, the doctor discovered that his kidneys were dilated with fluid in utero. This is a condition that kids usually grow out of, but sometimes can cause trouble. So we've had him monitored since infancy.

Last year the urologist told me that if he has one more good ultrasound, he would discharge Blane. I have been expecting continued improvement so I was hopeful when we went in today to Children's Mercy. Of course, things always look big and scary on the ultrasound, and I didn't ask the technician, because they really aren't supposed to tell you. But Dr. Murphy came into the appointment very pleased and said we were done! He's still got some slight dilation of his left kidney, but it should not cause a problem.

That makes a trifecta of good medical news for the Harnden family in the last few weeks (headache, OT, kidneys)! We're always thankful for that...