Kidney Beans

We had an appt with the pediatric urologist this morning regarding G's infection, a follow-up and review of the results of her tests in November. In an aside, while we were in the waiting room, we watched Yo Gabba Gabba, and let me just say, that's one of the weirdest children's shows I've ever seen – or maybe it's just DJ Lance Rock and his minions. In the examining room itself, the doc showed us the prints from G's sonogram and x-rays, and had only good news for us. Both kidneys are healthy looking, healthy tissue, a good size for her age; it's significant that her previous infection wasn't accompanied by a fever, which denotes an infection of the kidneys. The dye-filled catheter in her bladder looks good, and only during urination does it leak the tiniest bit of dye back up the tube to the right kidney. On a scale of 1 to 5, G's is a "1", and the doc said the current way of thinking is that a "1" is normal and will eventually correct itself without any intervention. He mentioned ways in which we might prevent further infections, but otherwise the prognosis is good: we can discontinue any meds and no more testing or follow-up is needed.