This afternoon we received a call from Dr. Myers, the Pediatric Nephrologist at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He told us that the blood tests that they ran yesterday all came back within normal limits. Praise God!
He informed us that his urine culture results will not be available for several days. They watch to see if any bacteria grows in his urine culture over several days. He wants to make sure that all of the e.coli bacteria that was in Noah's body while he was in the NICU is gone.
The urine sample they took via the catheter did not supply enough urine to send to Mayo Clinic for testing. This test would've been used to rule out Cystinuria, which is a cause of persistent kidney stones. It is a disease involving transport of cystine and dibasic amino acids in the kidney and intestine, and is one of many causes of kidney stones. Dr. Myers informed us that he doesn't believe that Noah has cystinuria, but he wanted to rule it out to be on the safe side. He explained that we will get another sample at his next appointment or we can request Dr. Auron to run this uirne test when we take Noah to see him on Tuesday.
Dr. Myers also explained that he met with a urologist to seek his opinion on the kidney stone on the left kidney. The urologist believes that the spot isn't a free floating kidney stone, but yet another part of nephrocalcinosis. In nephrocalcinosis, calcium deposits form in the kidney tissue itself. Most of the time, both kidneys are affected, which is Noah's case. He explained that the calcium deposits on the kidneys should disappear over time. These calcium deposits can occur in premature babies.
We return to Iowa City in six months for another check-up. We will also meet with Dr. Auron at Blank Children's Hospital on Tuesday.
Praise God for the normal test results thus far. Please continue to pray for Noah and for his urine culture to come back within normal limits and with no e.coli present in his body.
Thanks for your continued prayers. We are truly blessed!
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