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To: Mike McFarland who wrote (72)	12/2/1999 2:00:00 AM
From: Mike McFarland	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 103

<endure yet another ultrasound> For my online buddies, who might have sifted through the previous post and worried...baby McFarland does have half a functioning renal system. We have been worried sick these past two weeks, but turns out, there is indeed one kidney, and looks like it is all hooked up and working fine. This happens in one out of 1-5000 births, and is called unilateral multicystic dysplastic kidney. Basically one kidney is missing, or very small and not functional, with very obvious cysts. The other is a tad larger than it would be normally, picks up the slack, and functions normally. We had been worried about a ureter blockage, but that was an annoying false alarm, as the right amount of fluid is indeed getting through the system and back out. Batting .500 ain't bad, I'll take it. Baby is due around leap day 2000, at which time online slacker time gradually gives way to late night feedings and diapers <g>