A.F.
My daughter has had this performed twice. The ultrasound that is sometimes performed first is actually not scary or invasive at all. However, the VCUG is no fun. At Children’s in Waltham, I was allowed to stay with my daughter essentially to hold her down and comfort her while they inserted the dye. When the scan was finished and I picked her up, let me tell you she was MAD. And my daughter's personality is ordinarily extremely laid back. She had the VCUG done at 3 months and again around 14 months. At 3 months the results showed that that one side was a "3" and the other a "4" and that her uters where on the short side but according to the first reading there was no kidney damage. The second scan at 14 months showed improvement and "same as first scan - minimal kidney damage" Because of the mixed readings my pediatrician requested that I keep her on prophylactic antibiotics. Honestly my daughter likes her Gantrisin, but I feel uncomfortable having her on long term antibiotics, particularly where she's using the potty about 50-70% of the time. I feel like she is now better able to communicate with me and I often end up helping her onto the potty and watching her go. I feel like I’d know immediately if she had a UTI. I don't regret using the antibiotics in the first year. With regard to another VCUG, I’m on the fence. I’ll have to discuss that with the pediatrician but I intend to ask if we could try to get by without it, only scheduling the scan if she has another UTI. The one good thing I can say about the VCUG is that it’s fairly quick, a few minutes and you’re done! Best of luck.