Our appointment with the new pediatric surgeon (who was referred to us by a pediatric surgeon in London) went well. This surgeon seemed very thorough, patient, confident and assuring. After a lengthy discussion, we were given a date for Baby C’s surgery. We will have to check into the hospital on the 4th of May, where an IV line will be set up on Baby C’s hand that night. The surgery will be carried out early the next morning and Baby C most likely have to be hospitalized for 4-5 nights.

Baby C was also prescribed a new antibiotics (Trimetoprim) after being off antibiotics for a week (when the E.Coli bacteria became resistant to all 9 of the antibiotics tested in the sensitivity test). I am praying that Baby C will not get another UTI from now until the day of the surgery coz if she does, the operation date has to be postponed again.

In the meantime, I hope to be able to feed Baby C more food so that she can gain a little weight. The surgeon said that Baby C is a little underweight. The surgery will have a higher chance of success if the child is bigger. This has to do with the size of the bladder and ureter or something to that effect. I don’t really know how to explain it but the doctor did mention about the size and weight of a child and their relation with the success rate of the ureter reimplantation surgery. Feeding Baby C and making her interested in food is a challenge for me now. My sweetiepie seems to get bored with a single type of food pretty fast and I have to keep changing menus and giving her new food to whet her appetite.

We were told by the surgeon that the success rate of the ureter reimplantation surgery is 97% – 99%.

Petite Baby C on the king-size bed in Northam Hotel in Penang. She cried and screamed throughout the 1-hour flight from Subang to Penang. When we finally reached the hotel, she was all smiles again 🙂