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Anyone Familiar with VCUG Ultrasound??
Asked by A.Z. from Boca Raton
on March 29, 2011
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Ok mamas... searching desperately for your knowledge and experience with this.
My now 3 year old went for her well check up today. I was advised (well, STRONGLY recom...
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- We received a recommendation for this procedure for my daughter when she was 4. The difference here is that my daughter had chronic UTI for 2.5 years before we got to...
- So, she only had 1 UTI, back in October??? Then now the Doc is suggesting this procedure? Hmmm.... I would strongly get a 2nd opinion. Toddlers, do get UTI'...
- My daughter had two VCUG's as well as other kidney/bladder tests, and it really wasn't anything scary at all, nor was she in any pain..When she was born, she had a T.E...
UTI / VCUG For 11 Month Old
Asked by D.B. from New York
on May 12, 2009
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My 11 month old has a UTI and just started antibiotics. Her doctor recommended that she get a sonogram of her bladder and kidneys and a VCUG. I am a little apprehens...
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- Hi, If your daughter is prone to UTIs (as she seems to now be), I would not use any bubble bath and be sure to use soap and shampoo at the end of her bath so that t...
- Hi D.. I remember very clearly having a UTI as a kid from bubble bath! I still remember my ped. looking at me and telling me that I couldn't use it anymore. So I de...
- We had a similar incident happen when my daughter was 9mo old and developed a UTI after using a hot tub. We were recommended to do the renal sono & VCUG (These are the...
VCUG (Vesicoureterogram)/ Catheter for 2 Year Old?
Asked by D.L. from San Francisco
on January 29, 2008
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My 2 year old was found to have slightly large kidneys (grade 1 and grade 2), and the doctor's recommendation is to do this procedure called the VCUG, which includes a...
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- Good morning... I am an xray tech. I have not only performed these on children, i too have had this study done, as an adult. my first recommendation would be to g...
- My daughter had undergone VCUG when she was about 2 years old. She had tolerated the procedure well. I cannot give you other information, we may have a different sce...
- Our daughter who is now 5 had alot of UTIs as a baby / toddler and they sent us to UC Davis to the Urioligist who also recomended this VCUG to us. After hearing what ...
VCUG And Renal Ultrasounds
Asked by A. from Chicago
on September 22, 2008
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Hello everyone,
My 28 month old is recovering from her 3rd UTI and has developed issues holding her urine (She's been potty trained for 5+ months). We've been to th...
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- Uggh, to keep it short. I took my 3 yr old daughter for her 3rd round of these tests - she was initially diagnosed with reflux at 6 months - and she did not appreciat...
- My daughter has had many VCUG's and Renal U/S. I'm not going to lie and tell you they were fun! They were one of the hardest days. But...it is for their own good an...
- Hi A. - My youngest DD had Kidney Reflux on both sides. We discovered it when she was four months old because she was running a terribly high fever and completely li...
Uti in Toddler
Asked by E.M. from Louisville
on October 18, 2009
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My two year old had been doing really well with potty training. All of a suddon she was saying she had to go potty every ten minuets she would go but only a little.for...
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- That is young to have a UTI. Be sure to clean and wipe her properly, from front to back. A little feces could cause an infection, and it is very important to keep li...
- Hi E., I have an almost 9 yo daughter who had her first UTI as a toddler. It is pretty normal for little girls to get UTI's. Especially as they are learning t...
- Go to the health food store, get UNsweetened cranberry juice and some liquid stevia (a natural sweetener that is not a sugar) give her a few ounces a few times a day. ...
Recurrent Utis in Toddler Girl - Treatment Ideas
Asked by C.W. from Chicago
on December 7, 2010
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Hey Gals,
My 2 1/2 year old little girl is on her third UTI in 2 months. She received a kidney ultrasound which thankfully came back normal. We haven't gotten her...
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- You probably want to ask her dr about this. At her age I would hate for her to take something even natural or organic and make the situation worse.
- Hi My daughter was diagnosed with ureter reflux at 7 weeks old. She was on a low dose antibiotic until she was three when it was determined she grew out of it. Once...
- Have you tried something As simple as adding cranberry juice to her diet? Change diaper brands? Let her run around with no diaper or in underwear for sometime everyday...
UTI In Toddler Boy?
Asked by L.D. from Dayton
on April 30, 2008
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For a week, my 3 year old (who has been potty trained since January) has been crying because he all of the sudden needs help to go pee. He hasn't said it hurts but he...
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- Trust me, they can be very painful! It's a simple test at the dr.'s office, they'll just take a urine sample (so pump him with fluids so he can 'go' while you're there...
- As a person who used to get them at least once a year I can say that they don't necessarily burn. It could be a mild one and the only symptom I had sometimes was the u...
- By all means have him checked by your Dr. Boys can have UTI's but have trouble explaining how it feels. Even if it isn't a UTI it is safer to check and know for su...
Two Year Old Daughter Diagnosed with UTI
Asked by G. from Philadelphia
on March 23, 2007
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My two year old daughter was diagnosed with an UTI and is on antibiotics. The doctors say it is uncommon in her age group and want to perform a VCUG. This is where a...
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- Its not fun, My Fiancee and I just went through that 2 times with our 6 year old. She has had the VCUG 2 times, the first time she cried but the second time we were ab...
- This procedure is no cake walk. My daughter had it at two at a Childrens hospital and they do have to be strapped down which I think was the worst part. She was really...
- Hi G., My daughter was diagnosed with stage 3 Vesicoureteral reflux on both sides. She was 6 weeks old and got a terrible UTI. It was very scary. She had to have V...
My Son Has Reflux of the Bladder? How Common Is It?
Asked by H.W. from El Paso
on September 30, 2006
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My baby was diagnosed with a condition of reflux of the bladder. It seems that his ureter did not finish developing correctly and when he urinates some of his urine g...
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- Hello, My son who is now 20 months old was diagnosed with Kidney reflux stage 5 at birth. Which by reading your question seems to sound like the same thing. We h...
- H., Let me start by saying from everything our doctor has told us and everything I have read on the internet, this condition is fairly common and most children grow o...
- My son had something similiar. He is now almost 6 months old. When I was pregnant, the ultrasound showed he had a "prominant collecting part" in the kidney. So, whe...
Toddler Girl with a UTI.
Asked by C.C. from Boston
on October 26, 2007
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Hi all, so...my almost 2 yr. old daughter was recently diagnosed with a UTI and I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this with their child(ren).
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- My daughter was diagnosed with a UTI not long after she was born(less than a month old). She was not gaining the weight after birth the way she should have been, so th...
- My 7 year old daughter has been getting them forever...she was potty trained at 2 and they told me it was the way she wiped herself....then I was told that it could be...
- Hi C.. My daughter was diagnosed w/a UTI about the same age as your daughter. It was treated (internally) w/an antibiotic; externally, I gave my daughter baking soda b...
