Conner Update (2009-07-26)
July 26th, 2009
Conner @ Hospital
This update is for anyone that isn’t already aware…
Conner was checked into Memorial City Memorial Hermann hospital on July 12th for a urinary tract infection. He was still still recovering from the last infection when he was diagnosed with this most recent one. On July 16th, the doctors made the call to transfer Conner to Texas Children’s Hospital in the Houston Medical Center. Conner is still at Texas Children’s Hospital and will be there until at least the middle of this week.
What Happened?
Well, the two infections were pretty serious bugs. The doctors involved (including a pediatric infectious disease specialist) used the phrase “nasty” when describing the two different bacteria behind the infections. Because of the closeness of the two infections (time wise) the urologist decided to do a VCUG on Conner’s kidney/bladder functions, this was the reason he was transferred. A VCUG consist of putting a dye into the bladder so that when x-rays are taken, things become a little clearer and the doctor can get a better idea of what is going on.
The result of the VCUG caused the urologist to call for a Vesicostomy. A small procedure that should relieve some of the pressure in Conner’s kidneys, hopefully lessening the chance for future infections, and buying time until a more cumbersome procedure can be done (when Conner is older). This procedure was performed yesterday and was labeled a success by the doctor.
What Else is Going On?
So not only is the kidney thing going on, but some of Conner’s blood counts are not where the doctors feel they should be. So, a team (it’s always “a team” at Texas Children’s) of hematologists, have been watching his numbers and are scheduled to do a bone marrow biopsy tomorrow so they can get a better idea of what’s going on with his blood counts. While they don’t have any specific answers for us at this time, they did say they should know more about a week after doing the biopsy.
Keep Praying
So right now, the best anyone can do is to keep praying for Conner. He is already bathed in prayer, but more is always welcome. He is surrounded by family and when he’s not being poked and prodded, he is quite happy and playful given his circumstances. I’ll try to update more frequently. I didn’t update sooner because there was a severe lack of substantial answers. But now we’re starting to see more answers than questions so I will be able to update with more regularity.
