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If you haven't read the last post about the kidney, go get the whole story .   The good news is that this week's kidney tests came back about the same as the ones last week, so it is stable.  It isn't getting better, but it is not getting worse.  Baby is doing just fine and my kidney is doing its job, so no real harm is being done.  The bad news is that it still hurts-- a lot at times.  If the pain continues or kidney function decreases, baby will likely come early.  I can't fathom 9 more weeks of this pain (taking me to 42 weeks), but 5 or 6 weeks doesn't seem as overwhelming.  Dr. said that pregnancy isn't easy on my lone kidney and that if I continue to be in pain, he's comfortable inducing after 38 weeks, although it will increase my risk for a c-section.   I'm fine to keep working and am hoping to work until the end of February.  Those are my plans... who knows what this little one's plans are though!   I've been noticing braxton-

Yesterday I spent 6.5 hours at the doctor and at labor and delivery.  I've been having pain on my left side above my hip, and it started getting really bad yesterday.  I called the Dr. and they were able to see me after work.  Dr. thought it was likely something having to do with my kidney, so he sent me to the ER for a renal ultra sound.  They, of course, wouldn't just do it and made me go to L&D first to be monitored.  Baby was doing great and I wasn't having any contractions, so I got to get in line for the ultra sound.  During the scan, the tech couldn't find my right kidney and the left was enlarged and backed up.  Turns out I don't have a right kidney, so the left is working extra right now.  My OB called this morning, after talking to a urologist, saying I needed to go see the urologist today.  The urologist was really concerned with my test results from yesterday, and ordered blood work to check my kidney function.  She doesn't think that I have a

9 weeks left till D-day, 7 more weeks of work. I'm visiting the doctor every 2 weeks now, and in the past two weeks, I've gone from measuring a little small to a little big.  She has been measuring within the normal range, though a wee bit on the smaller side at the past two appointments with the Peri.  Yesterday, Dr. decided that he wanted take a peek at baby.  She was moving around a ton, like always.  The one thing that the Dr. did notice was that there seemed to be a bit more amniotic fluid than normal, which would explain the measuring bigger part.  Dr. will most likely take another peek in two weeks, if I am still measuring big, to check on the fluid level.  If it still seems high, I'll likely have to go back to the peri to get it measured, and then perhaps go in for non-stress tests.   Other than that, everything is going well.  I am certainly getting more tired and uncomfortable as each day passes.  I look forward to weekends when I can go back to sleep after my 5