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PLEASE READ - I don't want to do another one of these treatments. (more details)
Hello!
I have to do a VCUG test, and I don't want to. I've done it twice and we have to do it again to see if my procedure(I think it's called Urinary Reflux) worked.
I don't want to! Is there some sort of way to make it not hurt as much? I'm a young girl and I think it'll hurt more because of my Reflux thing. Please help asap!!
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Okay now that we know what is being done we can tell you a little more as to why it is being done and why it may burn afterwards.
From what I was able to read the procedure your parents are having done FOR YOU and TO YOU are the proper things to be done based on what may be wrong. It appears you may be suffering urinary tract infections cause by what we will call a birth defect in a valve in the urinary tract not working properly.
What you said was being inserted into your vagina is not being inserted into your vagina but into your urethra which is located just above vaginal opening. This is where you urine(pee) comes out. What they are inserting is a catheter through which they are able to put fluid into your bladder. The bladder is where urine is held until you release it when you go to the bathroom.
This is the cause of the pressure you feel and the burning you feel afterwards. Normally you would not be put to sleep for this procedure. I believe the doctors do so because you find this procedure so uncomfortable you may not be as cooperative as they need you to be. Nothing happens while your asleep other than a form of x ray is taken so the doctor can check to see if the valve I spoke of is operating properly.
That is the a brief explanation of the what and the why. The burning afterward is caused by the catheter they inserted into your urethra. One thing you can do to make things more comfortable for yourself is to ask mom to ask the doctor to use a smaller catheter and more lubrication or a different lubrication than they are using because of the burning afterwards.
You need to have this procedure done as it is in your best interest. How to avoid the pain before, during and afterwards is something I might be able to offer some help with.
As I told you before I too have to under go some painful procedures because of the chronic pain I suffer from. To help with the pain of the procedures the doctors will, depending on the procedure, give my wife some medication to give me before the procedure to calm me so that I am more relaxed when I arrive at the hospital. As some of the procedures require me to be almost awake during the procedure the doctors will continue to give me relaxation medication during the procedure. Before they finish they inject some numbing medication to help control the pain of the procedure afterwards.
Now sometimes in young people doctors for many different reasons don't like to give a lot of pain medication. You need to speak up for yourself and ask mom to tell the doctor and you need to tell the doctor that you need some medication to help you with this procedure.
As everyone feels pain differently doctors use a pain scale with numbers going from 1 to 10. 1 is the lowest number on the scale & 10 is the highest, being the worst pain you have ever felt. Use this scale to tell the doctor how much pain this procedure gives you and be honest about it. I'm positive once the doctors knows how much this procedure leaves you hurting they will do something to make you more comfortable.
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Ah, that makes a lot more sense!
Trust me when I say that you should be having this test. It sounds like you had urinary reflux, which means that urine is going the wrong way, from your bladder to your kidneys. That can seriously mess up your kidneys, so it's good that it's being taken care of.
I'm not sure what the second procedure was. Since they put you fully to sleep, was it a surgery? People who suffer from urinary reflux often get scarring and tissue damage in their kidneys.
So just to clarify the test that they're doing, they're putting a catheter in your urinary tract to fill your bladder with a solution that will show on the x-ray. Then they have you release the solution into a bedpan and make sure that everything is moving the way it's supposed to.
I guess the part that you're worried about is the catheter being inserted. Let the person inserting it know that you've experienced pain with it before, and they may be able to use a topical anaesthetic. Deep breathing also makes it easier to insert, because it relaxes your muscles.
You can also, if you're still worried, ask your doctor for a full explanation. It sounds like everyone's kept you in the dark so far, and you're definitely old enough to understand medical procedures that are being performed on you. I always hated it when doctors would explain to my parents and not me!
It's good that they're doing this now, because otherwise there could be much more painful medical problems down the road. It'll only take an hour, then it will be over. You could always bring a stress ball to squeeze, or a stuffed animal for comfort :)
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