Ethan's Checkup at Children's

Ethan had a fantastic checkup today with his Nephrologist, I was so blessed and thankful to have my Dad join us for the very first time! It was a long wait but it was worth it, we were even treated to lunch after. I came away feeling very satisfied, that all my questions were answered to the best of their abilities. The good news, is that Ethan is doing fantastic, since he is off prednisone, he is now, no longer considered Immune suppressed. But he is considered to be, High Risk for the H1N1 flu. They are recommending that Ethan as well as Jeff, Adam and myself get the H1N1 shot. Getting the the H1N1 shot has it's risks, and can potentially cause Ethan to relapse, anything that stimulates the immune system is a trigger for Nephrotic Syndrome. I did discuss my concerns about what is exactly in the shot, Thimerosal and squalene to be exact. We were told that the current batch of H1N1 shots, that has just been released on Monday, does contain these harmful ingredients( in my opinion anyway). If we were concerned about these ingredients, he said we could wait until they release the second batch of flu shots which do NOT contain these ingredients, and that is the shot he as a doctor will be getting. We have much to consider and weigh as to which road we take, and sadly it doesn't feel like either is a good option. Thanks for your continued prayers for Ethan, we are so thankful and amazed that he continues to do well. Unless Ethan has problems we have now graduated to see his Nephrologist in six months. YAHOO!!!!!