My daughter has to go in for a Voiding cystourethrogram because of some problems she has been having with her urinary tract. Has anyone else's child needed one? What can I prepare myself and my daughter for? Will it hurt her a lot? Please, I need some advice on how to handle this.
2006-09-13 16:22:23 · 3 answers · asked by Em669j4 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
I have a 5 yr. old daughter who I believe had that procedure done. The Dr.'s put her to sleep in my arms, I set her on the table and was allowed to stay in the room while her body was shut down and bladder filled to the limit. (then empty ed) When she awoke (in my arms) she looked into my smiling face and said..."hungry...baba plz." She felt nothing...ever. Don't freak about it...Your daughter might pickup on your feelings. Good Luck...
2006-09-13 16:31:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yup, I had to do this for both of my girls.
They both have VUR, and both will take prophyllactic antibiotics every day until a) the condition resolves itself as they grow; or b) they turn 5 and still have it, in which case a surgeon will fix it.
You don't say how old your daughter is, or where you're having the test done.
Our kids were both young. Phoebe was a little under a year old, and Stella was 2 or 3 months.
The worst part is inserting the catheter, but after that it's no problem. It goes really fast. And it's amazing to see the pictures of your child's anatomy. (An earlier poster said that his/her daughter was put out for the test, but ours weren't. I would think that anaesthesia would be more dangerous than the test itself, and really not worth it, since the test is really pretty quick.)
We had the tests done at a children's hospital, and the people there were great. They let us stay in the room with the kids. The radiologist read us the results right away. They had all kinds of tricks to keep the kids as calm and happy as possible. I'd recommend a children's hospital if you have the option.
I'd also recommend scheduling the test as early in the morning as possible, since they don't let your child eat for a few hours before the test.
It seems horrible, and we dreaded it, but it was actually fine. WAY better than dealing with repeated UTIs and sky-high fevers, especially when the kids were too small to pee in a cup and the pediatric catch bags never worked, so every trip to the pediatrician's office involved a catheter.
Happy to answer more, if you have other questions.
2006-09-13 17:04:21 · answer #2 · answered by Yarro Pilz 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
look through the info on the links provided inside the link i gave you. good luck and i pray everything goes well for you and your little one
2006-09-13 16:29:48 · answer #3 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋