Hi
When my daughter was 5 months old she had a urinary tract infection. She then had a couple more before being put on constant antibiotics to keep them at bay. She had to have an ultrasound and then DMSA scan. We found out today that she has moderate damage to her left kidney as the original infection wasn't caught for a few days. Her right kidney is fine but is doing most of the work.
We are obviously devastated but I can't seem to find any information on a prognosis for her. I know that people can live with one kidney but I would like to understand whether she could encounter difficulties as she continues to grow. She is one this week.
If anyone has any information or experience with this situation I would really appreciate it. There is mountains of information advising people on how to catch these infections early in order to prevent kidney damage. But very little on what you can do once damage has occurred.
Thanks very much.
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UTI's and kidney damage
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emben12 · 13/06/2011 14:20
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