Vesicoureteral Reflux and other holiday fun
picture via I Heart Guts Becca had surgery on Friday to correct reflux in her ureters. The reflux had been responsible for multiple UTIs and kidney damage (she's down to 25% function in one kidney). We've known about the problem since late in the summer, and we knew the surgery was coming up, so it wasn't an emergency or anything. The surgery involved cutting through her bladder, detaching her ureters and reattaching them at a better angle. Oy . Anyway, the kid is doing better now. We were able to come home Saturday afternoon, and the wound dressing came off today. She's hurting a little, but she'll be okay. My mom took this picture right after we were put in a room on Friday following surgery. Becca is holding on to the remote so no one can change the channel while she naps. About two minutes after the photo was taken, she woke up and said, "I want to change into a cuter nightgown." She has been absolutely showered with "get-well" pr...
