Kidney stones

Many of you may have heard the news in September about milk and formula contamination in China. Thousands of children have been affected.

At the end of September, we got a call from Holt that Matthew had been exposed to the formula. He was not symptomatic, but his caregivers wanted him to be examined. They did an ultrasound and found a small kidney stone in each kidney. Both around 0.3 cm. Since he was not symptomatic and the stones small, they recommended that he be treated with fluids back at the institution. Since he had been matched with us, his caregivers wanted him hospitalized and treated to ensure quality care.

On October 10th, we learned that the caregivers convinced the hospital to admit him and treat the stones. He has responded well to the treatments and the stones have shrunk in size. He was expected to be released within a couple of days.

Please keep him and us in your thoughts and prayers. It's frustrating when your child has a medical issue, your on the other side of the planet, it's difficult to get updates, and there is nothing you can do about.it.