A more detailed description of Cam's condition & some pictures

We had a long talk with one of the renal paediatricians who did the biopsy on Cam's kidney.  Cam's biopsy showed that the cells in his kidneys are swollen, and his capillaries are blocked & clogged up in his kidneys... so the filtering system can't filter properly. Since there are a lot of these in his kidneys, some may be clogged more than others, which is why he still can produce a small amount of urine. His blood pressure level has remained normal, which the doctor's are very pleasingly surprised about, as this condition would normally raise blood pressure. However, there is still a chance his blood pressure could raise (specifically when his kidneys begin to function normally again, as the fluid rushes through). His condition is most likely due to his body's immune system reaction to an infection -- so his immune system is attacking his kidneys. Since his kidney malfunction is very severe, Cam has needed dialysis (usually kids with this condition do not need it, but recover without it) In fact, we were told that Cam is in the top 1% of severity of kids with this disease -- as the other 99% don't need dialysis. Cam will be receiving dialysis for everyday this week, at least. They will be starting him on 3 days of steroids (starting tonight), which are anti-inflammatory drugs, and will hopefully reduce the time Cam needs dialysis and further his kidney's recovery.  He is also having a restricted diet while in hospital (only restriction of certain foods -- e.g. sweets are good, and some health foods are bad!).  Even though his condition is serious, the doctors seem very encouraging that he will recover and most likely have no further complications or long-term issues.

Some praises to be thankful for:
-God has provided accommodation for Jared & myself (this is Cheri writing the blog this time! :) )
-God provided a car for us to use while here!
-So far no issues with Cam's blood pressure
-Good procedures so far, and a hopeful outcome.

  God Bless,
     Cheri

Here are some pics of Cam's time so far:

 Cam @ Katherine Hospital

 Cam leaving Katherine hospital to ambulance, to take him to airport to fly to Darwin... 

Cameron & Daddy in the ambulance, all ready to go! 

 Another pic of Cam @ Katherine hospital...

  Cameron in Adelaide, after his biopsy, and during dialysis....

Being read to by Mummy... much better than movies! :)