Ben had his follow-up Urology appointment today. We waited almost 2 and a half hours to see the doctor and I so wish I would have brought Ben's portable DVD player. Keeping him happy laying on a table for that long is IMPOSSIBLE! But, we needed answers about his urinary track reflux and his cyst on his spleen.
His doctor said that after having deflux, Grade 1 reflux is considered as good as cured. What great news! And, he said that if the reflux hasn't worsened in a year, odds are the reflux won't relapse. More great news. Next step it to bring down Ben's testicles. They are going to try and do this laparoscopically. They don't want anything combined with this procedure since it is pretty involved, so we are looking at having something down in December after his coanal atresia repair.
The goal is to bring down both testicles in one procedure, but it may take two and depending on the condition of the testes one or both may need to be removed. They won't know until they get in there. There is also a chance that laparoscopically won't work and they will have to open him up. He'll have to stay overnight for this procedure and the surgery is slotted for 3 1/2 hours, which will be a long time for Ben to be under.
Regarding Ben's cyst, this is definitely something time will tell. We will follow-up with another ultrasound in 3-4 months to see what it looks like then.
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Lucas had a double orciopexy (sp) last december and it was a very long procedure, his was around 4 hours. One came down and one came out. He did get to go home that evening though which was good. Thanks for your prayers, love the page update, need to do mine... ...
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