GFR Results

Hi. We found out late Thursday that the GFR results weren't great. We don't know exactly what all this means yet. We are being referred to a kidney specialist and we'll just have to go from there. Little Hans is just special/complicated I guess. Our doctor assured us that it isn't horrible. It's nothing like he'll need transplant or dialysis at this point. The function could even get better. We just need more information. I dropped off our third attempt at getting them a clean urine sample yesterday, they needed one. They are also waiting on some of the blood work to come back. After this week we'll learn a lot more.

They do want him to avoid a full CT scan (the kind where he has to drink the contrast). So, they squeezed us in for an MRI on Monday morning. Roxie will still be here and will accompany me to get him through that. I guess they are going to go ahead with a head/chest CT, and the Bone Scan and MIBG scan. We'll have a ton of scans to review. Of course, I'm praying that we have just heard the worst news. Please pray with us for clean scans. Our doctor has shared that there is nothing to indicate tumor thus far. It will be HUGE if the scans are tumor-free. Patrick has his scans along with Hans next week. What a joy it would be if both boys were found to be NED/cancer free!!!!!

Meanwhile, we've been busy having a fun birthday weekend for Hans. We just let him open his packages as they arrive. It's all about Hans! He got to have his "Party" at his daddy's work yesterday. We all met Kevin for lunch and then celebrated with a small cake and candles. He now considers himself four! We're sort of surprising him with Chuck E Cheese tomorrow. He could never get on board with a birthday party plan other than "daddy's work", so we're hoping he rolls with it well tomorrow.

Lara