Sawyer's surgery was
successful today, but the doctor made a surprising discovery during the
procedure. Turns out, Sawyer's ureter had
partially popped out from his bladder.
There was not enough of his ureter in the bladder for the bladder muscle
to properly contract around it.
Therefore, urine easily back-flowed into the kidney causing the
infections.
The doctor believes
Sawyer's ureter popped out because he is a "chronic holder". Good
thing Sawyer has been going through Pee Pee Boot Camp. If he does not maximize his potty breaks, he
will have more serious issues in the future.
Although the ureter
could not be placed into its proper position, the Deflux procedure corrected
the back-flow (re-flux). Sawyer is home
and resting well. He came home with a foley catheter. So, he will stay put until we remove it
tomorrow.
Thank you for all of
the prayers. Although this was a minor procedure, we take none of them for
granted. We are grateful for the
excellent team at CHKD and great friends and family.
1 comment:
Glad all went well and that you have a greater understanding of what is going on. Continuing to lift up Sawyer and the rest of the DeBause family in prayer.
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