VCUG

[concernedforkids]

My daughter (7)has already had 1 vcug about a year ago( which was absolute He**, and that's putting it lightly!) we just tried again yesterday to do another one. After 5 women could not get her to do it and 3 tries later with all the things that make a mother understand the definition of the word TORTURE I finally could not hold her down anymore. Our pediatric urologist will not see her again until we get another vcug done. We too like the other article I read have the same problem. My daughter was great until she turned about 4. She was thin, active, always had a drink in her hand and was happy. Then in one summer everything changed, she tapered off with the drinking. I thought it was normal and didn't think too much of it. She then began to gain weight, and later became less active. I took her to the doctor worried about the diabetes that runs on my husbands side of the family. They took a urine sample and we had our first UTI. We've had 5 more since then and are fed up with the VCUG method. NOT TO BE USED ON CHILDREN!!!!! What else can we do. We have also been on antibiotics for a year. Please help!!!!!!!!!


This discussion is related to I want to know what other alternative is there besides vcug ?.

[Cora68]

Never ever ever put your child through a VCUG without sedation. It will ruin your relationship with your child forever.

I was 5 when I went through it, they didn't tell me what they were going to do and my father forced my arms behind my head. It's torture. Pain doesn't describe how painful it is. I remember everything like it was yesterday and not a day has gone by in 22 years that I don't remember it. I dream about it, I'm haunted by it.

Long story short I didn't get over it. I never trusted my father or doctors again and I was very fearful of strangers after that. I'll never go near a urologist, I'm 28 and I've never had a Pap smear: I'd rather die a natural death from cancer that let anyone go near my vagina with a metal object. All because of one day when I was 5.

Anyone who says it's worse for the parent than the child has no idea what they're talking about. The parent doesn't leave the room scarred for life. The parent doesn't experience PTSD afterwards.

[kim24788]

I had a vcug done when I was five. I am 24 now. They tramatizedme. They didn't even let my mother hold my hand or be in the room.  It made me very sick and the doctors didn't even care. It traumatized my mother as well. I found out years later I was dangerously allergic to contrast dye. Can you believe they caused me allergic reaction and lied about it.  One doctor even thinks I have damage from the procedure when I was young. They have got to find something better to do on children. Personally, I wouldn't want my dog treated this way. My mother was also traumatized. There are other option they can do while they are asleep. I had a similar problem to your child and also gained weight.  They told us everything was fine when I was five. But when I was ten it came back when I was 10. They say I have a bladder problem. That's what the test is suppose to show.