Round About & Back Again

Little Pom was re-admitted to Childrens today. His "Important Kidney Number" went back up to 5. Remember, normal range is about .9 to 1. So, his kidneys aren't thriving on meds alone and tomorrow he's having surgery to have a catheter put in so that he can begin peritoneal dialysis. Peritoneal Dialysis is actually pretty ingeneous, although it's more than a little overwhelming for those who are asked to perform it- the parents. LP will be doing the CCPD version of PD.
Here's the scoop: http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/peritoneal/

We've done really well with his medication, and the PD will allow us to ease up a bit on his diet, I've been told. But still....it's all sooooooooo scary & new & completely overwhelming. It didn't help any that Little Pom needed FOUR pokes today: bloodwork in the lab (what got us re-admitted), two attempts at IV insertion that didn't work...and one more that did. It was really, really hard for him and I have to say, my seedling is braver than I could *ever* be under the circumstances.

In the meantime, LP's roommate is a 2 year old little boy whose parents (we've been told) rarely visit. We've been here for 5 hours and they haven't shown up at all. He's really lonely and took to Daddy immediately. In fact, he was calling us both Mom and Dad right away. It's a really sad situation and we've unofficially adopted him. For the purposes of this blog, I shall call him.....Bubbles. Bubbles gets through his bloodwork & other pokes by blowing bubbles and he and LP were given a bottle to play with here in their room. Bubbles is very sweet, smart & happy. But he misses his own Mom and Dad. :-(

Surgery is set for early tomorrow, so I'm going to end for tonight. I'll provide a post-surgery update as soon as I have more to share.