Alex's Story

Welcome to Alexander Singleton's Web page! Alex was born December 27, 2003 weighing in at 8lbs., 6oz in good health. On Wednesday, October 13th, he went in for 9 month-Well Baby check-up and the pediatrician found a hard mass on his right side during a routine abdominal check. She had one of her colleagues double check and she agreed there was 'something' there. We were shocked...I cried on my way to the Las Colinas Medical Center, not knowing what could possibly be wrong with my perfectly healthy little baby. Alex did okay during the sonogram and was sent back to the pediatricians office for the results. The results came back and our pediatrician gave us the 'bad news'. She sent us immediately to Children's Medical Center-Dallas for further testing.

Two days later, Friday, October 15th, 2004, Alex had his right kidney and tumor removed. He also had a port put in his chest under his skin. The port is used to easily administer chemotherapy. Alex went through the surgery great and stayed in the hospital to recover from the surgery until Thursday, Oct. 21st. While in the hospital he had a follow-up CT scan to make sure nothing had spread to the lungs. The tests were inconclusive because the doctors said during surgery, infants' lungs often times collapse and can show up as gray areas on a follow-up scan...so we had to wait a week and have another scan, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004. (The CT scans are always quite an ordeal as they always have to put him 'under' and it's scary to watch your infant, who has no clue, go from smiling at you to zoning out and sleeping.) But Alex did great and the lung scan can out clear. Also the pathologist report came through as a STAGE I, WILMS' TUMOR, FAVORABLE HISTOLOGY.



ALEX HAS BEEN CANCER-FREE SINCE TUMOR WAS REMOVED 10/04. PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR HIS CONTINUED GOOD HEALTH.

Journal

Monday, March 31, 2008 2:40 PM CDT

Alex had his annual check-up on March 11th, 2008 with an abdominal sonogram and chest X-ray. Both came back normal. Blood work was a little abnormal, but they said probably due to dehydration and he was fighting an eye/ear infection. No need for a recheck.

Alex got to meet a Dallas Desperado (indoor pro football)player and cheerleaders in the waiting room of his oncology visit. They took pictures and signed autographs with the kids in the waiting room. He was a little intimidated by the cheerleaders!

Alex's pediatrician noticed at his 4 yr old well child check-up back in December that he has hydrocele, where one testicle is larger than the other, due to a hernia. He will be having surgery on Monday, April 14th to correct the problem. Alex has no problems in urinating or other issues, but the pediatric urologist said this was something that needed to be corrected before he got older and it became more of a problem. Something I guess a lot of little boys have but often outgrow, Alex didn't. :(

Alex continues to swim, play soccer, attend preschool and boss his big brother(10) and sister(12) around! We are glad for Alex's good health!

We pray that Alex's surgery will not slow him down too much and he will be up and going in no time!

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Hospital Information:

Patient Room: currently outpatient

Children's Medical Center
1935 Motor Street
Dallas, TX, 75235
214-456-2382

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E-mail Author: hrbsingleton@yahoo.com

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