Yesterday Brady, Grammie Lou and I spent most of the morning and afternoon at the hospital. We began our morning with an ultrasound of Mr. B's privates. The tech was on the search for the elusive dudes, which I was kindly informed by the nurse that they are testes. I stand corrected. It turns out that "the right dude" has set up ship in the abdomen and the "left dude" is hovering above home base with a bit of a hernia around it. The good news is that both look healthy and have a nice shape. They just prefer the warmer climate of Brady's mid section. The bad news is that Brady will have a 3 stage operation to bring'em home. The first procedure will be on Oct. 27th and we will stay the night in the hospital to make sure Brady handles everything okay. They are being extra cautious because of Brady's history and sensitive airway. The next 2 procedures will follow within the next 9 months. So in the next year Brady's basket should be filled. I say should because there is a 50/50 chance that after all this the testes might not make it. UGH!!!! After the ultrasound we went over to pathology where Brady had 4 pitchers of blood drawn (not really pitchers, but it felt like a lot). This was normal blood work that must be done on a yearly basis to monitor Brady's thyroid levels, iron and calcium. The results were pretty darn good! His iron levels were a bit low, so he gets to take a yummy iron supplement. I'm kidding when I say yummy. The supplement smells like poop and judging from Brady's reaction it tastes like poop too.
Finally, we met with the surgeon, Dr. Azarow, and he explained the ins and outs of the surgical procedure. By this point in the day Brady not longer trusted anyone in a lab coat so he wasn't the most friendly.
So back to the OR! Of course we aren't thrilled about having to put Brady through all this, but we really don't have another option. If we just let the little guys rest where they are now there is a huge risk of developing cancer. Brady is a trooper and he will do great, but we could all do without the stress!
2 comments:
Breck takes that nasty iron med too! I can't stand the smell...I don't know how he gets it down. We'll be praying for you all and this next adventure. Brady is looking SO big!
this is one cute baby. I can say that because I look at babies all the time now. Some really are not so cute but you say they are so no feelings get hurt. Brady has it all... looks charm and a hundred different expressions.
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