Kidney update...

I took Cadenne for her spa treatment kidney ultrasound yesterday. When I told her I was taking her to the hospital for a test, she literally jumped up and down saying "YAY!" for a few seconds before pausing to ask, "Wait, are they going to cut me?"

When I assured her that they were NOT going to cut her, she resumed with her enthusiastic cheers. When the time came, she hoped up on the table, pulled up her shirt, and was very still... Does this girl know the routine or what? She expressed momentary concern that the technician was going to see her "underwears," but I assured her that he wouldn't!

While she lay there waiting, she said, "I'd be more comfy if I didn't have my shoes on." Um, diva much? :)

She has these ultrasounds once a year or so to determine how her left kidney is growing and functioning. I reported in November of 2009 that her right kidney was 4.5 cm x 3 cm and that her left kidney was 3.7 cm x 1.7 cm. Yesterday they measured 8.3 cm x 3.9 cm x 4.0 (right) and 5.2 cm x 2.2 cm x 2.0 (left) So in 2009 her left was about half of the right, and now it is a third of the size. (Well actually if I multiply in the depth, it looks like it is a fifth the size, but I don't know how they calculate it!) Of course, the ultrasound hasn't been read by a radiologist, so I have no idea what the "function" is yet. She has an appointment on October 31st with the nephrologist. We should be able to get more clarity then! :)