As many of you may know, last Sunday night Spencer discovered that he had some blood in his urine. I wasn't too worried about it because I just figured it was a bad bladder infection or something similar and we would just make a quick trip to the pediatrician in the morning and get him on an antibiotic to clear it up. Well, once again I've had to ask myself why I keep thinking that these strange things that pop up in our lives will have a simple answer.
In true Clayton fashion, when we got to the doctor Monday morning we soon learned that this was not going to be a quick trip and probably would not have a quick answer and solution to the issue at hand. When they tested Spencer's urine, they found no sign of an infection which was good news. However, they did find that there was indeed a large about of blood in the urine as well as a large amount of protein. The doctor didn't think it was kidney or bladder stones because Spencer didn't really have much pain. So obviously we were all a bit concerned. The doctor explained that what this told us was that the kidney's were not filtering the way they should be. What we didn't know was why.
So, instead of heading home so that Spencer could enjoy his last day of Fall Break, he and I headed over to the lab to get a bunch of blood work and another urine test done. After waiting for an hour and a half, we finally got in to have his blood drawn. Like his mom, poor Spencer has tiny veins and they always have a hard time finding them. It has only been a couple of months since he had blood drawn the last time and unfortunately he remembered it well. The silent tears began to fall even before the needle came out. This time it only took two pokes and a bit of searching for them to get a good vein though and soon we were done. Spencer was a very brave boy and did a great job of holding his arm still although he was shaking.
We then headed to Iceburg for lunch (Spencer's choice). Other then a little slip-up with some breaded chicken and a rice krispy treat he was given, this was the last gluten meal he has had. He is amazing me with how well he is doing with avoiding gluten. It is definitely a learning process and we all have a way to go, but more on that later.
To make a long story a bit shorter, on Thursday afternoon the call came from the pediatrician with the results from the blood work. It appears that Spencer has Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. He must have had Strep Throat a week or two ago and since he did not have any symptoms, we didn't know about it and obviously didn't treat it. Well, the blood test show that he does indeed still have the strep bacteria in his blood and this is most likely what is causing the issues with the kidneys. He is now on an antibiotic and will have another urine test in a couple of weeks to be sure everything has cleared up. Never have I been so relieved and thankful to hear that one of my children has Strep!
In true Clayton fashion, when we got to the doctor Monday morning we soon learned that this was not going to be a quick trip and probably would not have a quick answer and solution to the issue at hand. When they tested Spencer's urine, they found no sign of an infection which was good news. However, they did find that there was indeed a large about of blood in the urine as well as a large amount of protein. The doctor didn't think it was kidney or bladder stones because Spencer didn't really have much pain. So obviously we were all a bit concerned. The doctor explained that what this told us was that the kidney's were not filtering the way they should be. What we didn't know was why.
So, instead of heading home so that Spencer could enjoy his last day of Fall Break, he and I headed over to the lab to get a bunch of blood work and another urine test done. After waiting for an hour and a half, we finally got in to have his blood drawn. Like his mom, poor Spencer has tiny veins and they always have a hard time finding them. It has only been a couple of months since he had blood drawn the last time and unfortunately he remembered it well. The silent tears began to fall even before the needle came out. This time it only took two pokes and a bit of searching for them to get a good vein though and soon we were done. Spencer was a very brave boy and did a great job of holding his arm still although he was shaking.
We then headed to Iceburg for lunch (Spencer's choice). Other then a little slip-up with some breaded chicken and a rice krispy treat he was given, this was the last gluten meal he has had. He is amazing me with how well he is doing with avoiding gluten. It is definitely a learning process and we all have a way to go, but more on that later.
To make a long story a bit shorter, on Thursday afternoon the call came from the pediatrician with the results from the blood work. It appears that Spencer has Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. He must have had Strep Throat a week or two ago and since he did not have any symptoms, we didn't know about it and obviously didn't treat it. Well, the blood test show that he does indeed still have the strep bacteria in his blood and this is most likely what is causing the issues with the kidneys. He is now on an antibiotic and will have another urine test in a couple of weeks to be sure everything has cleared up. Never have I been so relieved and thankful to hear that one of my children has Strep!
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