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Well, his first symptom was a fever at around 7 weeks. It started around 101 or 102 and then jumped to 103-104 when he had a febrile seizure. Since he was still a newborn he was admitted to the hopsital and we discovered he had a uti. His ped. said it was just a fluke but then he got another one about 2 months later. Again, his only real sympton was a fever followed by a seizure (mind you, he was to little to complain about anything). We were then referred to a urologist and he had an ultrasound done to rule out reflux, which he didn't have. The urologist again said it was a fluke, but my son then developed another uti (lucky he did not have a seizure this time as I was constantly checking his temperature and would have a urine sample drawn as soon as he got a fever). Anyways, he ended up having more testing done (I can't really remember what its called, but I believe its was related to dye and watching where the dye went on a monitor). We discovered he had a megaureter and hydronephrosis. basically, his uretur on the left side was a bit too large and he had some fluid in his kidney. He developed one final uti. I wish I could remember how old he was - I think around 6 months and his ped. and urologist recommended circumcision. He was circumsized at 10 months but I remember he hadn't had a uti for a few months leading up to the surgery. The urologist said most boys outgrow it so I really don't know if he outgrew it before the circumsicion or if the surgery truly helped. I think he may have outgrown the kidney issues since he had no uti's leading up to his surgery. Anyways, his only real symptoms were a fever and his urine smelled much more potent and strong. He is now two and we had 2 ultrasounds between his surgery and now. The last ultrasound was about 3 weeks ago and showed that his kidney is normal. So, unless he has any more problems, the urologist considered him normal and no more follow-up is needed. So, the ped. thinks my son not being circumsized my have worsened the problem, but my son also had some other issues causing his utis. I am pregnant with another boy and he will defintely be circumsized and we are having a 3 trimester ultrasound to look for kidney issues. I hope my lengthy story has helped. Good luck and feel free to ask me anymore questions. Or, if I wasn't clear, just ask me to explain again.

Thanks for responding. Sure sounds alot like we have been going through. My son has only had the one seizure which will be a year in July. We had the proceedure done as well where they insert a catheter and run a dye. They never found anything. The only strange thing is his urine tests keep coming back with a fecal contamination. I'm not sure if that is good or bad. I'm really nervous about seeing this Urologist. I think my son has a phobia for doctors now. When he had his seizure they had a very difficult time getting blood. I think it took over a half hour of poking him everywhere. The minute I pull out a urine bag he starts to cry. Poor guy!