Please say prayers for my 5 year old niece
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> Thank you all for the prayers, thoughts and words. > Surgery is over and she should be back in her room by now. I talked to > my sis about an hour ago and she was expected up in about 30 minutes. > My sis is running on adrenlin because since the child couldn’t eat, > she didn’t eat and it was 4 hours past the surgery time and she still > hadn’t eaten! She’s running on Dr. Pepper and I don’t think she’s even > noticed. 
<snipped> Glad to hear it all went well! Children seem to bounce back very quickly from surgery, much more quickly than as adults – partly because they probably don’t stress in the same (long-term) way, plus their bodies grow and heal so quickly. — Katharine S. Don’t be irreplaceable. If you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted. — Katharine S. Don’t be irreplaceable. If you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted.
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So glad to hear this news!! She should do fine now…remember we really only need one kidney to function…so having one and a half she should do great… rb Hawki
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> So glad to hear this news!! > She should do fine now…remember we really only need one kidney to > function…so having one and a half she should do great…
YES! LOL…yes that is what we did. She’s got a 3 1/2 inch scar on her back and only when the nurse tried to pick her up under her arms to help her up on the bed has she expressed much pain. She’s home, Dad was out looking for a child recliner last I heard. :-) Thanks again for all the wishes.
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YES !!!!!! Ronnie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Thank you all for the prayers, thoughts and words. > Surgery is over and she should be back in her room by now. I talked to > my sis about an hour ago and she was expected up in about 30 minutes. > My sis is running on adrenlin because since the child couldn’t eat, > she didn’t eat and it was 4 hours past the surgery time and she still > hadn’t eaten! She’s running on Dr. Pepper and I don’t think she’s even > noticed. > The discovery was GOOD news. It was a simple fluid filled cyst and > they only had to remove the top half of her kidney, leaving the lower > portion, with all the important blood vessels and "things" intact. > They went a little past the "fingers" on the cyst to ensure they > removed all. Many of these things will grow back if you don’t remove > every teeny bit. The doc said it was huge, and he had to burst it to > get past it, something he didn’t normally like to do. > They had to first trace everything from the kidney to the bladder once > inside, so the first half of the surgery was this. They doublecheck > everything down to the bladder before doing anything. They said all > things looked fine..no double anything, so this was reassuring. > I can relate to the concern over one kids….out of 4 of us, 7 > grandkids and 3 great-grandkids, Abby was the first to encounter any > type of medical issue. We feel blessed and feel that yet again. My > sister even commented that seeing some of the kids at the Ronald > McDonald House and in the playrooms at the hospital helped put Abby’s > troubles in perspective. Doesn’t make it less scary but makes you be > thankful for small favors. > Thanks again all. Very kind of you.
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Thank you all for the prayers, thoughts and words. Surgery is over and she should be back in her room by now. I talked to my sis about an hour ago and she was expected up in about 30 minutes. My sis is running on adrenlin because since the child couldn’t eat, she didn’t eat and it was 4 hours past the surgery time and she still hadn’t eaten! She’s running on Dr. Pepper and I don’t think she’s even noticed. The discovery was GOOD news. It was a simple fluid filled cyst and they only had to remove the top half of her kidney, leaving the lower portion, with all the important blood vessels and "things" intact. They went a little past the "fingers" on the cyst to ensure they removed all. Many of these things will grow back if you don’t remove every teeny bit. The doc said it was huge, and he had to burst it to get past it, something he didn’t normally like to do. They had to first trace everything from the kidney to the bladder once inside, so the first half of the surgery was this. They doublecheck everything down to the bladder before doing anything. They said all things looked fine..no double anything, so this was reassuring. I can relate to the concern over one kids….out of 4 of us, 7 grandkids and 3 great-grandkids, Abby was the first to encounter any type of medical issue. We feel blessed and feel that yet again. My sister even commented that seeing some of the kids at the Ronald McDonald House and in the playrooms at the hospital helped put Abby’s troubles in perspective. Doesn’t make it less scary but makes you be thankful for small favors. Thanks again all. Very kind of you.
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Healing wishes and good vibes on the way. Lil’ Kid Hugs from Rosie — "If you wanna get it done, you gotta fight for yourself." – Meat Loaf, Bat Outta Hell II – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Tomorrow at 9:30, my 5 year old niece will undergo surgery to remove > all or part of her kidney. Several years ago after numerous UTI’s she > was sent to Vandy for some tests. MRI showed a "fluid filled" cyst on > the top of her kidney. Vandy said "let’s watch it" and scheduled her > to come back the following year. They took her back for the second > appt only to find that the cyst, that was once 3cm x 6cm, is not 6cm x > 9cm. They again, said "let’s watch it". My sister who didn’t feel > comfortable with that took her to B’ham’s Children’s Hospital who > dwelved into it deeper. Said that it has "fingered" itself down into > her kidney and should come out. To remove it will take at least half > of her kidney and perhaps all. > I was reading some stuff my sister printed out while down there at > Thanksgiving. This child is EXCEPTIONALLY bright, speaking whole > sentences at one, and can carry on a conversation as well as some of > my 18 year old’s friends now, but she was 11.14 pounds when born. She > is overweight still. My sister and I noted some similarities between > some diseases…one of which is Addison (sp?) Disease and a couple > more I can’t recall the names at the moment. We wonder, if the Adrenal > Gland involvement of this cyst might somehow be responsible for her > weight. She is a beautiful child, precocious as all get out, and she > runs none stop, beautiful blue eyes with the intelliegence very > obvious. > The docs have put no name to anything other than this cyst. THey first > thought it might be an extra kidney that never developed (birth > defect) and several things my sis said, made me believe they aren’t > really sure what it is until they get in there. After surgery and > hearing the facts on what they find, will mean we either pursue some > of the other things or are satisfied with their findings. > She had to go for a pre-surgery screening today, especially as she had > pneumonia last month and has asthma. Surgery got the go ahead so its > tomorrow. Please have her in your thoughts and prayers tomorrow. I > feel horrible about not driving down to be with my sis, but my brother > and her husband is there. My tires were just too bad to attempt the > drive and I had to decide between Christmas for my kids or my tires. > My sis assured me she would be fine but she’s one of those who got her > grad degree swearing never to get married, and when she did, she kept > her name. It was only after the first child came that she changed her > name and if I say she is an "anxious" mom…thats an understatement. > They are staying at the ROnald McDonald House, and from my experience > has volunteering at two of them in the past, perhaps this will > actually help her. If things go as we HOPE, it will put into > perspective her child’s surgery. I will have my thoughts to the sky > until we hear some post surgery news. It really bothers me, after my > last long medical talk with my sis, how little they seem to know about > this "cyst". I would think in this day and time they would know > more..she’s had CT scans and MRI’s. > Anyway..got really long winded here…apologies. Please keep us in > your prayers tomorrow. Her name is Abby and just a delightful little > girl. She said every morning this week…"Mom, I just can’t help but > worry about my surgery". :-) 
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> Tomorrow at 9:30, my 5 year old niece will undergo surgery to remove > all or part of her kidney. Several years ago after numerous UTI’s she
<snip> I hope I am not too late for the surgery, am sure she and her family can still use a prayer for recovery and the road ahead. She is in my prayers today.
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I’m not big on praying, but when i do, it tends to be for things like this. I have a 4 1/2 year old, so it’s close to home for me as well. My kids have all been exceptionally healthy, for which my gratitude never ceases. The odds of a child having something go wrong early in life is actually pretty high, especially when you have more than one child…and I have 4. The worst thing for us so far was when my youngest needed tubes in her ears at 6mos. old. Not too bad, considering all the things that could go wrong with a child. And as a parent, my greatest fear in life is something happening to one of my children, and not having control over the situation. So, my prayers are with Abby, and your entire family. I hope she recovers quickly and completely! Trailingvine – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Tomorrow at 9:30, my 5 year old niece will undergo surgery to remove >all or part of her kidney. Several years ago after numerous UTI’s she >was sent to Vandy for some tests. MRI showed a "fluid filled" cyst on >the top of her kidney. Vandy said "let’s watch it" and scheduled her >to come back the following year. They took her back for the second >appt only to find that the cyst, that was once 3cm x 6cm, is not 6cm x >9cm. They again, said "let’s watch it". My sister who didn’t feel >comfortable with that took her to B’ham’s Children’s Hospital who >dwelved into it deeper. Said that it has "fingered" itself down into >her kidney and should come out. To remove it will take at least half >of her kidney and perhaps all. >I was reading some stuff my sister printed out while down there at >Thanksgiving. This child is EXCEPTIONALLY bright, speaking whole >sentences at one, and can carry on a conversation as well as some of >my 18 year old’s friends now, but she was 11.14 pounds when born. She >is overweight still. My sister and I noted some similarities between >some diseases…one of which is Addison (sp?) Disease and a couple >more I can’t recall the names at the moment. We wonder, if the Adrenal >Gland involvement of this cyst might somehow be responsible for her >weight. She is a beautiful child, precocious as all get out, and she >runs none stop, beautiful blue eyes with the intelliegence very >obvious. >The docs have put no name to anything other than this cyst. THey first >thought it might be an extra kidney that never developed (birth >defect) and several things my sis said, made me believe they aren’t >really sure what it is until they get in there. After surgery and >hearing the facts on what they find, will mean we either pursue some >of the other things or are satisfied with their findings. >She had to go for a pre-surgery screening today, especially as she had >pneumonia last month and has asthma. Surgery got the go ahead so its >tomorrow. Please have her in your thoughts and prayers tomorrow. I >feel horrible about not driving down to be with my sis, but my brother >and her husband is there. My tires were just too bad to attempt the >drive and I had to decide between Christmas for my kids or my tires. >My sis assured me she would be fine but she’s one of those who got her >grad degree swearing never to get married, and when she did, she kept >her name. It was only after the first child came that she changed her >name and if I say she is an "anxious" mom…thats an understatement. >They are staying at the ROnald McDonald House, and from my experience >has volunteering at two of them in the past, perhaps this will >actually help her. If things go as we HOPE, it will put into >perspective her child’s surgery. I will have my thoughts to the sky >until we hear some post surgery news. It really bothers me, after my >last long medical talk with my sis, how little they seem to know about >this "cyst". I would think in this day and time they would know >more..she’s had CT scans and MRI’s. >Anyway..got really long winded here…apologies. Please keep us in >your prayers tomorrow. Her name is Abby and just a delightful little >girl. She said every morning this week…"Mom, I just can’t help but >worry about my surgery". :-)
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Keeping Abby and the rest of you in my prayers. Please let us know how the surgery goes, and take good care of yourselves too. Julie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Tomorrow at 9:30, my 5 year old niece will undergo surgery to remove > all or part of her kidney. Several years ago after numerous UTI’s she > was sent to Vandy for some tests. MRI showed a "fluid filled" cyst on > the top of her kidney. Vandy said "let’s watch it" and scheduled her > to come back the following year. They took her back for the second > appt only to find that the cyst, that was once 3cm x 6cm, is not 6cm x > 9cm. They again, said "let’s watch it". My sister who didn’t feel > comfortable with that took her to B’ham’s Children’s Hospital who > dwelved into it deeper. Said that it has "fingered" itself down into > her kidney and should come out. To remove it will take at least half > of her kidney and perhaps all. > I was reading some stuff my sister printed out while down there at > Thanksgiving. This child is EXCEPTIONALLY bright, speaking whole > sentences at one, and can carry on a conversation as well as some of > my 18 year old’s friends now, but she was 11.14 pounds when born. She > is overweight still. My sister and I noted some similarities between > some diseases…one of which is Addison (sp?) Disease and a couple > more I can’t recall the names at the moment. We wonder, if the Adrenal > Gland involvement of this cyst might somehow be responsible for her > weight. She is a beautiful child, precocious as all get out, and she > runs none stop, beautiful blue eyes with the intelliegence very > obvious. > The docs have put no name to anything other than this cyst. THey first > thought it might be an extra kidney that never developed (birth > defect) and several things my sis said, made me believe they aren’t > really sure what it is until they get in there. After surgery and > hearing the facts on what they find, will mean we either pursue some > of the other things or are satisfied with their findings. > She had to go for a pre-surgery screening today, especially as she had > pneumonia last month and has asthma. Surgery got the go ahead so its > tomorrow. Please have her in your thoughts and prayers tomorrow. I > feel horrible about not driving down to be with my sis, but my brother > and her husband is there. My tires were just too bad to attempt the > drive and I had to decide between Christmas for my kids or my tires. > My sis assured me she would be fine but she’s one of those who got her > grad degree swearing never to get married, and when she did, she kept > her name. It was only after the first child came that she changed her > name and if I say she is an "anxious" mom…thats an understatement. > They are staying at the ROnald McDonald House, and from my experience > has volunteering at two of them in the past, perhaps this will > actually help her. If things go as we HOPE, it will put into > perspective her child’s surgery. I will have my thoughts to the sky > until we hear some post surgery news. It really bothers me, after my > last long medical talk with my sis, how little they seem to know about > this "cyst". I would think in this day and time they would know > more..she’s had CT scans and MRI’s. > Anyway..got really long winded here…apologies. Please keep us in > your prayers tomorrow. Her name is Abby and just a delightful little > girl. She said every morning this week…"Mom, I just can’t help but > worry about my surgery". :-)
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Dont you ever apolize for being long winded! I am sorry I didnt get this until late this morning. I hope and pray by now that the surgery is going as good as to be expected and you will let us know as soon as you know.. Ronnie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Tomorrow at 9:30, my 5 year old niece will undergo surgery to remove > all or part of her kidney. Several years ago after numerous UTI’s she > was sent to Vandy for some tests. MRI showed a "fluid filled" cyst on > the top of her kidney. Vandy said "let’s watch it" and scheduled her > to come back the following year. They took her back for the second > appt only to find that the cyst, that was once 3cm x 6cm, is not 6cm x > 9cm. They again, said "let’s watch it". My sister who didn’t feel > comfortable with that took her to B’ham’s Children’s Hospital who > dwelved into it deeper. Said that it has "fingered" itself down into > her kidney and should come out. To remove it will take at least half > of her kidney and perhaps all. > I was reading some stuff my sister printed out while down there at > Thanksgiving. This child is EXCEPTIONALLY bright, speaking whole > sentences at one, and can carry on a conversation as well as some of > my 18 year old’s friends now, but she was 11.14 pounds when born. She > is overweight still. My sister and I noted some similarities between > some diseases…one of which is Addison (sp?) Disease and a couple > more I can’t recall the names at the moment. We wonder, if the Adrenal > Gland involvement of this cyst might somehow be responsible for her > weight. She is a beautiful child, precocious as all get out, and she > runs none stop, beautiful blue eyes with the intelliegence very > obvious. > The docs have put no name to anything other than this cyst. THey first > thought it might be an extra kidney that never developed (birth > defect) and several things my sis said, made me believe they aren’t > really sure what it is until they get in there. After surgery and > hearing the facts on what they find, will mean we either pursue some > of the other things or are satisfied with their findings. > She had to go for a pre-surgery screening today, especially as she had > pneumonia last month and has asthma. Surgery got the go ahead so its > tomorrow. Please have her in your thoughts and prayers tomorrow. I > feel horrible about not driving down to be with my sis, but my brother > and her husband is there. My tires were just too bad to attempt the > drive and I had to decide between Christmas for my kids or my tires. > My sis assured me she would be fine but she’s one of those who got her > grad degree swearing never to get married, and when she did, she kept > her name. It was only after the first child came that she changed her > name and if I say she is an "anxious" mom…thats an understatement. > They are staying at the ROnald McDonald House, and from my experience > has volunteering at two of them in the past, perhaps this will > actually help her. If things go as we HOPE, it will put into > perspective her child’s surgery. I will have my thoughts to the sky > until we hear some post surgery news. It really bothers me, after my > last long medical talk with my sis, how little they seem to know about > this "cyst". I would think in this day and time they would know > more..she’s had CT scans and MRI’s. > Anyway..got really long winded here…apologies. Please keep us in > your prayers tomorrow. Her name is Abby and just a delightful little > girl. She said every morning this week…"Mom, I just can’t help but > worry about my surgery". :-)
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Tomorrow at 9:30, my 5 year old niece will undergo surgery to remove all or part of her kidney. Several years ago after numerous UTI’s she was sent to Vandy for some tests. MRI showed a "fluid filled" cyst on the top of her kidney. Vandy said "let’s watch it" and scheduled her to come back the following year. They took her back for the second appt only to find that the cyst, that was once 3cm x 6cm, is not 6cm x 9cm. They again, said "let’s watch it". My sister who didn’t feel comfortable with that took her to B’ham’s Children’s Hospital who dwelved into it deeper. Said that it has "fingered" itself down into her kidney and should come out. To remove it will take at least half of her kidney and perhaps all. I was reading some stuff my sister printed out while down there at Thanksgiving. This child is EXCEPTIONALLY bright, speaking whole sentences at one, and can carry on a conversation as well as some of my 18 year old’s friends now, but she was 11.14 pounds when born. She is overweight still. My sister and I noted some similarities between some diseases…one of which is Addison (sp?) Disease and a couple more I can’t recall the names at the moment. We wonder, if the Adrenal Gland involvement of this cyst might somehow be responsible for her weight. She is a beautiful child, precocious as all get out, and she runs none stop, beautiful blue eyes with the intelliegence very obvious. The docs have put no name to anything other than this cyst. THey first thought it might be an extra kidney that never developed (birth defect) and several things my sis said, made me believe they aren’t really sure what it is until they get in there. After surgery and hearing the facts on what they find, will mean we either pursue some of the other things or are satisfied with their findings. She had to go for a pre-surgery screening today, especially as she had pneumonia last month and has asthma. Surgery got the go ahead so its tomorrow. Please have her in your thoughts and prayers tomorrow. I feel horrible about not driving down to be with my sis, but my brother and her husband is there. My tires were just too bad to attempt the drive and I had to decide between Christmas for my kids or my tires. My sis assured me she would be fine but she’s one of those who got her grad degree swearing never to get married, and when she did, she kept her name. It was only after the first child came that she changed her name and if I say she is an "anxious" mom…thats an understatement. They are staying at the ROnald McDonald House, and from my experience has volunteering at two of them in the past, perhaps this will actually help her. If things go as we HOPE, it will put into perspective her child’s surgery. I will have my thoughts to the sky until we hear some post surgery news. It really bothers me, after my last long medical talk with my sis, how little they seem to know about this "cyst". I would think in this day and time they would know more..she’s had CT scans and MRI’s. Anyway..got really long winded here…apologies. Please keep us in your prayers tomorrow. Her name is Abby and just a delightful little girl. She said every morning this week…"Mom, I just can’t help but worry about my surgery". :-)
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