Today Beck had a doctor's appointment with a urology specialist. The doctor wanted to check the imaging from Beck's ultrascan and his test where they inserted the dye into his bladder. He did confirm that Beck had some urinary reflux into his left kidney, but has a 92% of it fixing itself over the next year. This was great news to hear because the more severe the reflux becomes the more likely it would be that Beck would need surgery to fix it.
The doctor did decide the change his medicine which Beck has to take everyday for the next year. Every couple of months we call the doctor back with Beck's most current weight, and then he adjusts the amount Beck takes. His medicine is to prevent another urinary tract infection from occurring, this medicine is 85% effective (I think that was the percent the nurse gave.) If a UTI does occur while on the medicine, then we would have to reevaluate everything and go from there.
This time next year we will be seeing the urology doctor again, repeating the test with the dye, and if it is all fixed Beck can stop taking the medicine.
The doctor thought Beck looked good. Beck continues to eat and sleep really well and weighed in at 14 pounds (with clothes on.) Beck's next doctor's appointment will be his four month well visit.
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