CAT scan

Last Thursday we got Son #1's ultrasound results back and they showed some kind of blockage might be present in his urinary tract system as well. They wanted him to get a CAT scan to check for any masses. That was set for Friday morning. Crank the stress level up a few notches. The CAT scan itself ended up being more stressful than we anticipated, because they wanted to put a dye in him which required an I.V. That is a pretty big deal when you are 7 years old! But he was very brave, even though he wasn't happy about it. It took several hours to finish the whole thing. Then I took him to McDonalds for breakfast since he had to be fasting for the test. A little bit of food in his system, and a little bit of time in the playland, and he was starting to act like himself again. Then I took him to school. They said we might get the results as early as that afternoon, but they didn't. So we had to wait out the weekend. Then they didn't call yesterday so I called this morning. The receptionist could tell me that the notes said the CAT scan was normal. Whew! That was a relief. She said the notes also said something about setting him up to see a urologist at Primary Children's and that the Dr. assistant will be calling us. They had already mentioned that would probably be the next step if the CAT scan came back clear so we are still concerned but relieved because it could have been worse. We'll see what we find out as we go along.

As a side note, the diet I am supposed to try out is extremely restrictive and takes some planning so I am thinking now that I won't really be able to follow it strictly while I am in the process of moving. It will have to wait until I get settled in my own house. In the meantime, I will try to avoid as much of the trouble items as I can. Last week I felt pretty bad all week but this week I have had a few good days in a row so I am hopeful I will have less trouble with pain as our life settles down and I won't have to get my gall bladder out (maybe for years--maybe never.) I am finding that it is an extremely pleasant feeling to have idea of where you are going to be moving to. To have a picture in my mind of us being settled in a specific house is very soothing. For over a year, the picture in our minds of our future physical surroundings has been a big black unknown. We are enjoying the contrast. It's amazing how much of a difference it makes in our lives.