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Mild dilatation of renal pelvis shown at 21 week ultra sound! I'm totally freaking out. Pls advise..

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 30 March 2014 - 10:54

Hi Ladies,

I had my anomaly scan yesterday and it showed that my baby boy has mild dilatation of renal pelvis, left more than right measuring 8.5mm X 6mm and I've been scheduled for a follow up scan at 26wk. The Dr told that it usually resolves by itself and told me I shouldn't worry, but of course I am! After googling I found out it is the most common abnormality found but its still not comforting :( :(, 1 out of 100 fetuses are affected by it yet I've been a nervous wreck since yesterday (why did it have to happen to my baby?!)

My question is: have any other mom's dealt with this is previous pregnancies or are dealing with this now? Do you guys think the measurement is on the higher side?

TIA
<em>edited by CG9 on 30/03/2014</em>

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 01 April 2014 - 15:05
Hi CG9 I have three children and all three were diagnosed with mild dilatation during pregnancy. They all turned out fine, no problems whatsoever by the time they were born. My niece was diagnosed with severe dilatation, turned out to be a blockage. She was on antibiotics for the first 6 months of her life, then had a procedure done (quite standard!). She is 7 now and has been absolutely fine ever since! I understand the news has worried you, that's perfectly normal! Just wanted to let you know my experience! Take care and relax! Thank you double star for the reassurance. It's always great to hear positive stories. I hope it resolves by itself and doesn't end up needing any procedure. Keeping my fingers crossed!
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 01 April 2014 - 13:43
Hi CG9 I have three children and all three were diagnosed with mild dilatation during pregnancy. They all turned out fine, no problems whatsoever by the time they were born. My niece was diagnosed with severe dilatation, turned out to be a blockage. She was on antibiotics for the first 6 months of her life, then had a procedure done (quite standard!). She is 7 now and has been absolutely fine ever since! I understand the news has worried you, that's perfectly normal! Just wanted to let you know my experience! Take care and relax!
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 31 March 2014 - 11:30
Thank you ladies for the support. I know worrying does not help so trying to stay positive and waiting for the 26wk scan..
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EW GURU
Latest post on 30 March 2014 - 21:58
I got similar news at my 19 week scan except in our case it was severe dialation. Dr Mirza told me probably a blockage. I went for a 2nd opinion and it was diagnosed as a multi cystic kidney and that diagnosis has remained ever since. I'm also a googler and completely freaked reading different scenarios but I've been told plenty of times that in our case the kidney will not function, they may leave it and it disappear on it's own, if it grows they may remove it but for sure she will manage just fine with one functioning kidney. It just means regular checks to keep an eye on the kidney that is working to make sure it's healthy and functioning well. They will probably give you extra scans during the pregnancy (this is what I had) to make sure baby has enough amniotic fluid surrounding it. (Dialation indicates a blockage and if fluid is being swallowed and not coming out due to the blockage it leaves little for the baby to be surrounded by) I'm 37 weeks now and baby has manged to get through this far with only one kidney keeping the fluid going, so I'm sure you're little one will be just fine. I contacted Great Ormond Street in the UK to find out what they would do to diagnose and treat etc. and they were great and one of their consultants advised me, so I can keep tabs on what they're doing here, if anything doesn't seem right I will take her straight home. Good luck, it's super stressful I know but I managed to get my head around it and we are looking forward to our arrival any day now :)
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EW GURU
Latest post on 30 March 2014 - 13:35
My DH had moderate to severe dilatation of one kidney which was diagnosed after birth. She had no major problems and was checked yearly but around age 10 she was discharged. Her kidney does not operate at full function, but it has not deteriorated since birth. The other kidney functions perfectly and she has only lost around 20% of function in the damaged one. A couple of the doctors said that this is a very common and before ultrasound was rarely diagnosed. They said that there would be many individuals out age walking around with similar conditions but unaware. Obviously I am not a doctor so can't say whether this would pose a major problem but I always took reassurance from fact that it it is totally possible to live a normal life even with one kidney and that often the problem you describe causes no real issues. Out here, I think doctors are quick to push worst case scenarios and request tests. We were actually advised ( not in this country) to have our daughter's kidney removed but yet it has never subsequently caused any problems. It's not easy, but try not to worry. I know there is an EW mum to be who posted recently experiencing similar issues. It may be worth using the search function to find out what advice she was given. Research I did since her birth indicated that this problem often corrects itself during gestation. <em>edited by Buddha on 30/03/2014</em>
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 30 March 2014 - 13:11
I don't know about this hon but hugs to you...Don't google much it actually gives you lots of stress. I used to google very much with my pregnancy and it gave me lots of unnecessary tension. Yes angel joy, I'm refraining from googling. It's just made me miserable! Thanks for the reassurance.
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 30 March 2014 - 11:11
I don't know about this hon but hugs to you...Don't google much it actually gives you lots of stress. I used to google very much with my pregnancy and it gave me lots of unnecessary tension.
 
 

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