Tuesday

We had our follow up endo visit this morning. Everything looks great! Here are some bullet points on what we found out:

-Out of the 20 cells karyotyped, 11 were xxy and 9 were xx. Since this can vary depending on where the cells are taken, he is classified as 50% xx and 50% xxy. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure what that means, but based on the research I've done so far it's important for me to know.

-The Y in his XXY is fully-formed. This is great news! 

-The doctors were able to feel the right testical today! The urologist did not feel it last week, so once again, God is working miracles in our lives. It's still pretty small, but I have to belive it's growing or moving into the proper position if they could feel it.

-Michael is producing his own testestorone. The level is around 42-43, which is low, but at least he is producing his own. We'll have to watch him as he enters purberty and may need to supplement, but I'm thrilled to see he can produce some himself.

-Michael is also producing FSH/LH. This is good news in that it tells us where his problem is. You see, it's a chain reaction to produce testestorone. The brain has to send off a signal which then goes through several steps in his little body. Basically, to use programming terms, the brain has to send a request to the testes to produce testestorone. If there is a response, the FSH/LH levels will be within a certain range. So, because we see FSH/LH, we are getting a response back to the brain.

-We have no indication of heart issues. One of the things I've read is that KS males tend to be a risk for heart disease. A lot of times this is due to the late DX. Since we've been DX'ed early, we can ensure that Michael stays on a proper diet and treatment, if needed.

-Another risk KS males have is osteoporosis. Again, we're fortunate to have the early DX. We can intervene with hormone treatment, if needed.

Currently we don't have another follow-up visit scheduled with the endo. I got the impression that we will be doing more of that when Michael starts going into puberty. The doctor is going to set us up with a genetics counselor so we can learn what we need to in order to keep track of Michael's progress and keep him on track.

Overall, this was terrific news today. Now we can rest for a while. Our next doctor visit is the regular two-month check up.