Daniel had his tests done today, and did wonderfully. They did the renal ultrasound first, and he was briefly amused by the screen. When the novelty of that wore off, he laid quietly on the table and listened to a story. The ultrasound was the easy part. Next was the VCUG. We had tried to prepare him for it as much as we could without making him afraid of what was going to happen, but of course he still didn't have a very clear picture of what he was about to face.When we went into the room for the VCUG, the nurse gave Nathan and I those big radiation aprons. She gave me a leopard print one, thinking that it would amuse Daniel. It didn't. I think it sort of scared him for some reason! He wasn't at all impressed by the catheter either, but he was very brave, and only cried a little when it hurt.
To those of you who were praying for Daniel (and for his parents), THANK YOU! He handled things very well all considered. The ultrasound came up clear, but the VCUG showed that he has vesicoureteral reflux. This is where the urine in the bladder sometimes flows back up the ureters toward the kidneys. It's not a very major thing at this point, as it is something that many children grow out of. This does seem to explain his recent urinary tract infection (which is very uncommon in males, especially young ones), but it does not explain his back pain. We meet with the urologist again on Friday to discuss treatment for the reflux, etc., so we'll see if he has any thoughts in that regard. If not, we may begin to think more seriously about the possibility of some sort of food intolerance. 
Again, thank you for your prayers!
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