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Just had a phone call: she's doing OK as you could expect after such a surgery- producing urine, just waiting a bit for her levels to become stable. Still not really eating so they're having to give her nutrition through a tube. Been told we'll get a call tomorrow evening but no news is good news.
Not out of the woods yet, but content considering the situation.
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Thanks for sharing a similar story. They've quoted us around 8k and insurance will probably cover around half of that after other uses elsewhere since getting her. Incredibly fortunate to have built up an emergency fund to lean on, and we've paid half of that
Just waiting for a phone call still - feels awful
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Update - since birth its highly likely she only ever had one kidney and been fine without one. The issue has been with her ureter being obstructed and unable to work between her kidney and bladder.
She had surgery overnight to put in a sub device that essentially acts as a ureter, which was successful and will need flushing every 3-4 months. Waiting for a call today to see how she's getting on and take it from there. Essentially, they want her to produce urine.
Think a lot of people would have said it's time to say goodbye but we love her so much even after having her for such a short period of time we're determined to not give up on her.
And a brute from Wood