Yesterday we took our 5-month old daughter, Ysabella Lily whom we fondly call "Belly" to St.Luke's Global City for her DMSA scan. This was the second and follow up test to her VCUG procedure which we had done when she was only 1-month old.
HOW IT ALL STARTED
Belly, just a few weeks after she was born, started to get recurring very high fevers. After a lot of urine and blood tests, our Pedia discovered that she had a bad case of UTI or Urinary Track infection. We were then referred to a Urologist to find out why she was having all these recurring UTI infections at such a very young age. The Urologist recommended a VCUG test where we discovered she had Grade 4 Reflux. But since she was still so young when we figured this out, there is a big chance that there may just be very minimal or no scarring in her kidneys. She was then recommended for a DMSA scan which would show us the scarring, if ever there were any.
Thinking back to the time where we had to see the Urologist and him explaining all the "scenarios" to us, both severe and mild, still makes my head spin. Finding out that there may be something wrong with my months-old child really broke my heart. Now I know what fear and utter helplessness feels like all at the same time. We could do nothing but just pray and pray that there was no real damage to her kidneys.
PRAYERS, PRAYERS AND MORE PRAYERS
God really does hear our prayers. I am so blessed with my family and such loving friends. I do believe that prayers are really the best medicine. God is the ultimate healer and with Him all things (and miracles) are possible. Never ever lose faith in Him. My beautiful baby Belly was such a strong girl. She was so happy the whole time and did not give any of the staff a hard time during the whole procedure. She didn't even need to be sedated because she was such a model patient (not to mention she also saved mommy and daddy a lot of money by not needing an anesthesiologist!).
Everything looks positive. Thank God. We got the final results already and will have our Urologist interpret them, but hopefully (through God's grace) there is no scarring, her kidneys are well-functioning, and she will grow up to be a very lovable, happy and beautiful baby. :-) I will keep you updated through this blog. Thank you all for those who prayed with us and who continue to still pray for Belly. Here's a HUGE cyber***HUUUUGGGG*** :-)
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