Re: Jack

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Our thoughts and prayers will be with you and Jack on resolving his

kidney issues soon! If increasing fluid intake is important for the

resolution or prevention of the stones, a gastrostomy tube would help

to ensure that he has good fluid intake. : )

Cheryl, , (5), (3, CHaRGE)

MI

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Elaine,

Will be sending you and Jack good thoughts and prayers

from over here. Hope everything gets resolved without too

much on you and Jack.

Casey

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Elaine,

I will be thinking of poor little Jack, I can really sympathize with him as

I have had surgery to remove kidney stones that were much too large to pass

the regular way. Give him a big hug from me.

Mom to Kennedy 15 mos old CHARGEr, 9, 8, and wife to Graeme

New Brunswick, Canada

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>From: JMurraybel@...

>

>Hi All,

>We have been in Glasgow all week and are only home on pass for the weekend

>but I have tried to read all your e-mails!! It's good to catch up with you

>all. I was having withdrawal symptoms!!

>Anyway, it was a bit of a wasted week as they have only done more

blood/urine

>tests and a further ultrasound of Jack's kidneys. The ultrasound showed

that

>he has lots of kidney stones in both kidneys but that the kidneys are not

>swollen so that at least is one good thing. The stones seem to have

>multiplied a fair bit in the last 3 months which is not so good. He is to

>have a kidney scan on Monday where they inject dye into his hand and watch

>the flow of urine from the kidneys. This should show up any blockages or

>abnormalities with the kidneys and ureters and should give the surgeon an

>idea of how large the stones are. The surgeon has said that because of

Jack's

>age and size they may not be able to treat them with lithotripsy as his

>ureters will be 4mm wide at the most and the pulverised fragments of kidney

>stone may not be able to pass safely through them. If this is the case he

>will have to have surgery to remove them and I imagine that this will be

>quite a major operation for someone of Jack's size. I really hope they can

>use lithotripsy as I am really scared of him going through surgery. They

also

>need to catheterise him on Sunday night to get a true fasting urine sample

>which hopefully will tell why the stones have occurred and if they are

likely

>to recur in the future. We met the nephrologist on Tuesday and she is a

>lovely lady. She seemed very caring and took time to speak to Jack and

answer

>any questions we had. We discovered on Wednesday that she has won

" Scotswoman

>of the Year " for her work in setting up the renal unit at Yorkhill and the

>care and attention she shows towards her young patients.

>Another surgeon is going to discuss gastrostomy for Jack on Monday. I must

>admit I'm still in two minds about it but he really is getting no better

with

>eating and I know that something has got to give.

>

>Elaine mum to Elise(7yrs) & Jack(22mths)CHaRGE

>Dumfries,Scotland

>

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