Avalyn Update

Well, I think I have this thing figured out. (hahahahaha).. So the good news is her blood pressure is normal. However, her urine still has blodd and protein in it but the levels are not increasing. They had a medical student who is studying HSP there today and she did a full overview on Avalyn, then the regular doctor did her once over as well. Dr. Bledsoe says she had a little boy a few years ago that went on this way (blood & protein in urine) for a year and a half and then one day it all went away and he was fine. They suspect that is what will happen with Avalyn. Meanwhile, they did a full blood panel today..CBC, Renal Panel, Mono test, etc. They are testing for a number of illnesses to see if there is anything that needs to be treated before kidney function will improve. They also mentioned that her lymphnodes are slightly swollen which could indicate an infection (blood will show).

So the bottom line is her kidneys appear to be functioning well enough that we do not need to go in to panic mode (lmao.. they tell me this now....) but they are going to continue monitoring her without treating anything if or until there are additional symptoms to treat (.i.e blood pressure, illness, infection, or if the blood shows something her blood pressure and urine did not.)