Rejoicing

We are rejoicing in our house today. The pediatrician called this morning to say that Luke doesn't have a kidney problem after all!

Yay!!!!

It all started when I found something online that said it was difficult to test babies for Renal Tubular Acidosis because it's hard to take blood from them. It listed the two ways the test could be innacurate, and lo and behold, Luke had both things happen - they took the blood by pricking his finger, and not much blood was taken. Apparently, both things can cause his CO2 to appear lower than it is.

I asked the doctor about this and she agreed he should be retested, so he had his blood drawn on Friday. I was hopeful but not counting on a different outcome.

But the outcome was very different. His CO2 this time was 23, with normal between 20-26. Perfect! His doctor said while factors can cause a falsely low result, it can't be falsely normal.

I am just so happy - happy nothing is wrong with his kidneys, and really happy we don't have to give him medicine four times a day for the next two years. What a relief.

His doctor praised me for following my motherly instinct, and pushing to retest. But it wasn't as much instinct as a drive to know more. I just didn't feel right hearing he had a kidney problem and going about business as usual. I needed to learn about it, and in doing so I read about the ways a test could be inaccurate. I believe God lead me to that information.

So the pediatrician said Luke is probably just a stair-step grower, gaining rapidly in the beginning, then plateuing for three months, then gaining a pound last week. She said she'd see him at his twelve month check-up and that was like music to my ears.

Thanks for all your prayers. Our little guy is healthy, thriving, and full of TONS of energy lately. Just the way it should be :)