Little by Little.....

P and I went to the doctor this morning at 9:30am. The doctor went over the results of the blood work. Fourteen of 36 tests came back low or high. Some were further out of the acceptable range than others, but that is still an awful lot to have non-normal. He noted that he spoke with a good friend of his who is a pediatrician. She thinks it is something to do with the kidneys, and mentioned that if it is then it is likely fixable.

He then talked with me about what the next round of testing will be. He wants a urinalysis done to check for renal (kidney) problems. OK -- I can at least laugh a little at the collection of the specimen. It's a bag that seals around his .... ummm.... private parts to collect the urine. Praise God he is not a girl -- it's a lot harder to get that from them, I would imagine! The other test is a sweat chloride test to check for cystic fibrosis -- see good info at http://www.medicinenet.com/sweat_chloride_test/article.htm and http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/sweat_chloride/glance.html. The likelihood of CF is small, since he doesn't exhibit other symptoms, but this is a "rule out" test that the doctor said "must be done". And I know I will be glad when it comes out negative.....

The sweat chloride test is now scheduled for Easter Monday @ 10am at Baptist. Please pray for us to rest in the meanwhile. Everyone is still saying do not make any modifications at this point, and that they will let us know when we should worry, if at all.

To top it all off, when I dropped him off at school after the appointment they called me and told me that he has a 100.7 temperature. Sigh...... Likely that is from the shots, but it's just one more thing to add to my list today.

D and I really appreciate your prayers.... I'm doing okay. I have my moments of peace and my moments of tearing up. Crying is good sometimes..... and so is snuggling with my little boy.