We take it for granted...

Melly Mel

We took Juliana to the nephrologist today to follow up. She needs a test called a VCUG which is going to be pretty uncomfortable, but necessary to see if she has urinary reflux. They will also monitor the kidney cyst by doing another u/s in 6 weeks.

This whole ordeal has definitely made me cherish the more mundane moments...I definitely miss those. I took for granted my healthy baby and I don't think I will ever do that again. Today, we saw children with varying degrees of disabilities and it made me thankful that our child was ok. It is so terrifying to think there could be something wrong with your baby....I just cannot wait for all of this poking and prodding to be over.

DaisyFull

I understand. We spent 6 days in the hospital at the end of September because DD had a really bad virus and was severely dehydrated.?

It was the hardest thing we'd ever been through as a family, but I couldn't help but think about all the other children on our floor that weren't as fortunate as us. The kids there for chemo, the ones who'd been abandoned under the "safe harbor" law.. at times it was almost too much to bear.?

Big hugs to you and your DD.

emily0829

I'm so sorry that Juliana has to go through that without really understanding what is going on. I hope that the procedure will only be uncomfortable, but not painful. Poor girl.

I know the feeling of being thankful for what you mentioned. Max had seizures the first week of October. All of the tests that were run, the time spent in the hospital, poked, prodded, felt all over and not to mention all of the doctor's who he didn't know--- it was awful. But then I saw cancer patients, heart defects, issues related to prematurity... It broke my heart.

Melly Mel

Absolutely ladies! It definitely putes things into perspective...she does not have cancer or another life threatening illness. We will get through this...we are the lucky ones.