Jasmine was still not feeling well today. She was sick in the morning and vomiting bile. In the afternoon she had an ultrasound to check that there was no backup of urine in her left kidney. That looks fine.
The doctors are concerned that there could be a kink or twist in Jasmine’s bowels due to the operation. That may be why she keeps vomiting. The radiologist also checked Jasmine’s digestion. She had an X-ray scan of her upper digestive tract. She had barium injected into her stomach through her nose tube. She has reflux, where some of the contents of her stomach returns back up her throat. To get the barium to progress through Jasmine’s digestive tract the radiologist kept turning her backwards and forwards and gently shaking her. No wonder she ended up crying! There does not appear to be any abnormal twisting of the intestine. However, the intestine does appear to still be sleepy after the operation. Jasmine will have X-rays every three hours through the night, to keep an eye on the progress of the barium through her digestive tract. There could be an infection, but it may just take time for her digestion to get back to normal.
On top of that the renal consultant is also concerned about the state of Jasmine’s bladder. Due to her kidney problems she has not been using her urinary tract. If you don’t use your bladder then it can reduce in size and shrivel up. This obviously makes any potential transplant more difficult. This will involve more scans to see what shape the bladder is in. It may be possible for the urologists to operate to remove the blockage at the exit from the kidney, or it may be something more serious.
Jasmine says thanks for the bunny Great Auntie Carol!
Hi Neil Ruth and Jasmine,
I feel very very emotional reading the blog and I’m glad I found it. My prayers and wishes are sent to you all, what can I say. It seems you have a great team looking after you at GOSH.
Please stay strong, I’m glad Aunty Jean is there with you all.
Love to you all.
Barbara XX