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Eve meets the Urologist

I took Eve to see the Urologist today. She is a fairly young doctor with a 16 month old daughter. Infant girls are her speciality. I really liked her.

They switched Eve to Bactrim (from Amoxicillian) - which is a more wide range Antibiotic. She will need to take it once a day. It is also better for bowel bacteria and will hopefully cause fewer problems than any others (i.e. constipation and yeast infections). Plus you can get it filled for a month (instead of 2 weeks) and it does not have to go in the fridge ... That is all good.

I had them give her a cath to check her urine again today because I really FEEL like she is not herself and I want to make sure she does not have an infection that we are not properly treating right now. We should have prelim results this afternoon and the final results in 2 days.

Reflux is graded 1-5 with 1 being almost non noticeable and 5 being extremely severe. Eve's reflux is a grade 2 so that is good. They really think it may correct itself - which would be ideal. If it is not gone by her first birthday, she will need surgery.

She needs a urine test every 2-3 months to make sure she does not have a break through infection. If she does not have any trouble then we do not go back to the Urologist until she turns One and then we get her re-tested.

We need to have Olivia tested - there is a 40% change that she could have the same problem. This will NOT be fun.

But all in all things look good. We are on the right track and doing what we need to do to make sure she stays healthy.

Sorry no pictures but I know many of you have been concerned and I wanted to update the blog or those who read it. We thank you for all your kind thoughts and prayers. Please keep sending them.

posted by Mommie @ 12:35 PM