We're Home!

Naomi had minor surgery on Tuesday - laser incision of her left ureterocele. She was put under general anesthesia and they pierced the ureterocele in her bladder that was blocking drainage from her left kidney. As part of her duplex collecting system, both ureters were partially blocked and we don't know whether or not there was any reflux but the debris that wasn't draining caused the infection and subsequently, the abscess. The hope is that without the ureterocele causing blockage, her kidney will get more drainage and with antibiotics, the abscess will go away. The surgery lasted one hour and went really well. She came back to us in great condition; she was so alert, just looking around at all of us and not acting tired at all. After they took out her catheter yesterday it's been clear that it hurts her when she urinates, which is something they said might happen. She did so well overnight that they decided it was time for us to take her home and resume care with IV antibiotics. I took her to an infusion nurse yesterday afternoon after we were discharged and she taught me how to give Naomi her daily antibiotics through her IV and I'll be doing this for 4 - 6 weeks, until her abscess is gone.





So Naomi is 1 month old today! She's doing great, sleeping a lot, and eating more than ever. Here is a picture of her on Tuesday, with her Grandpa Tom right after surgery.





This is our baby girl later that evening, doing wonderfully.

Thank you to all of our families for your thoughts and prayers and we are confident that Naomi is going to be 100% healthy in a few short months.

Love,
Tanya