Well the day finally came where we had to take our little angel to the hospital. Definitely not what any parent ever wants to do. The pictures are from after her surgery. Avery was diagnosed with a blockage on her UPJ (Ureteropelvic junction) on both kidneys although the left kidney was by far the worst case.
Our doctor ordered a pyeloplasty, which is bascially a cool doctor term for fixing some problems in the kidneys. So on Wed, 29 Sept, we brought her in, and they took her away to the OR. That was probably the hardest part, was letting them take her away, knowing that she didn't know what was happening.


However, the doctors there were fantastic and you could tell they sincerely cared about our children and were doing the most that they could to put Avery at ease. And so we waited for 2.5 hours while they performed the surgery. When they were finally done we were able to see our girl and know that everything was going to be alright. Avery did great.

She was a little loopy after the surgery from all the fun medicines, but she was also very thirsty and was ready for something to drink. Within an hour or two she was alert again and really started to perk up as the day wore on. A very good sign.

The incision was made on her left side, about an inch wide, and then a stint for drainage was placed temporarily (2 weeks) near it to help with drainage while the area healed. She did great and we now have her home and we couldn't be happier to have our little girl home and healing. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers! A special thanks to Nancy for watching our girls and being there for us and to Helene for driving across the country practically to be with us during Avery's recovery!