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27-08-2010, 17:33
Hi, this may be long but I need to get this off my chest
I'm currently 23 weeks pregnant with #2 and we have been told we are expecting a girl.
At my 19 week u/s it showed bubs had dialated ureters (the tubes from kidney to bladder) on both sides. The sonographer didn't give us much detail but mentioned it is a serious concern. He advised us that we would be referred to the fetal management unit of the hospital and we would be contacted to come in for follow up scans and discussions within the week. Of course I was worried but tried to keep calm as I didn't know exactly what was wrong or what we may be facing.
So the following week we had another scan booked with the fetal management unit. The sonographer pointed out that our baby girl has 'duplex kidneys' which means she has two ureters instead of one on each side. Also there are blockages or cysts in the ureters in the right side. This means that the urine cannot drain out of the kidney. The right kidney is already swollen to larger than the size of a full term babies, and this is causing it serious damage. The left kidney was dialated but not to the point the right side is. We were told at the scan that this is pretty bad and the feeling I was getting from the sonographer and her supervisor (who also checked it out), was that we really shouldn't expect good news. I was devastated. I started crying as they were talking to me. Even DP (who I have never seen cry EVER) had tears in his eyes. She then proceeded to take numerous 4d shots of bubs and print them off for us. I was grateful and they are the most beautiful pics ever but I couldn't help but feel that she is giving us these in case we never get to meet our girl.
We then had to wait a very painful 3 hours for them to chat with the pead and OB before they discussed it with us. We saw the pead first who told us in detail what was wrong with our baby and all the different possible outcomes. She was very positive and explained that the left kidney seemed to be working well (not 100% but not bad) and bubs has plenty of fluid around her. In fact the left ureter was less dialated than it was a week ago. She said she expects that this baby has a good chance at going to term and being fine. She may have only one functioning kidney, but this is not a huge problem. She definately eased my mind somewhat and I walked away from there feeling good.
We then saw the OB who seemed to not be overly concerned about the whole issue. He told us that we wouldn't need another scan for another 6 weeks and he even referred to it as a 'only a minor abnormality'. And we just have to wait and see. So we booked the next scan and went away feeling exhausted but relieved.
Then the following week we recieved a call from the lady who is in charge of the FMU at the hospital who said they had another chat about our scans and wanted to do the next scan in 3 weeks instead of 6 weeks. I just assumed they want to keep a closer eye on it but was later told that they are now concerned the right kidney is pressing on the left side which may cause a blockage on the left side.
I'm so worried again. I feel like I'm an emotional yo-yo. I just want to scream. I just want to know what is going to happen and I feel helpless that there is nothing I can do.
So I go for my next scan on tuesday. I'm hoping and praying for good news. Thank you for reading.
I'm currently 23 weeks pregnant with #2 and we have been told we are expecting a girl.
At my 19 week u/s it showed bubs had dialated ureters (the tubes from kidney to bladder) on both sides. The sonographer didn't give us much detail but mentioned it is a serious concern. He advised us that we would be referred to the fetal management unit of the hospital and we would be contacted to come in for follow up scans and discussions within the week. Of course I was worried but tried to keep calm as I didn't know exactly what was wrong or what we may be facing.
So the following week we had another scan booked with the fetal management unit. The sonographer pointed out that our baby girl has 'duplex kidneys' which means she has two ureters instead of one on each side. Also there are blockages or cysts in the ureters in the right side. This means that the urine cannot drain out of the kidney. The right kidney is already swollen to larger than the size of a full term babies, and this is causing it serious damage. The left kidney was dialated but not to the point the right side is. We were told at the scan that this is pretty bad and the feeling I was getting from the sonographer and her supervisor (who also checked it out), was that we really shouldn't expect good news. I was devastated. I started crying as they were talking to me. Even DP (who I have never seen cry EVER) had tears in his eyes. She then proceeded to take numerous 4d shots of bubs and print them off for us. I was grateful and they are the most beautiful pics ever but I couldn't help but feel that she is giving us these in case we never get to meet our girl.
We then had to wait a very painful 3 hours for them to chat with the pead and OB before they discussed it with us. We saw the pead first who told us in detail what was wrong with our baby and all the different possible outcomes. She was very positive and explained that the left kidney seemed to be working well (not 100% but not bad) and bubs has plenty of fluid around her. In fact the left ureter was less dialated than it was a week ago. She said she expects that this baby has a good chance at going to term and being fine. She may have only one functioning kidney, but this is not a huge problem. She definately eased my mind somewhat and I walked away from there feeling good.
We then saw the OB who seemed to not be overly concerned about the whole issue. He told us that we wouldn't need another scan for another 6 weeks and he even referred to it as a 'only a minor abnormality'. And we just have to wait and see. So we booked the next scan and went away feeling exhausted but relieved.
Then the following week we recieved a call from the lady who is in charge of the FMU at the hospital who said they had another chat about our scans and wanted to do the next scan in 3 weeks instead of 6 weeks. I just assumed they want to keep a closer eye on it but was later told that they are now concerned the right kidney is pressing on the left side which may cause a blockage on the left side.
I'm so worried again. I feel like I'm an emotional yo-yo. I just want to scream. I just want to know what is going to happen and I feel helpless that there is nothing I can do.
So I go for my next scan on tuesday. I'm hoping and praying for good news. Thank you for reading.