My daughter is almost 6 and gets a urodynamics study, VUCG, every year and this
year she also got a Neucular Medicine test.


--- In spinabifidacentral@yahoogroups.com, Naomi TeStroote <tinymamabear@...>
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> My now 5 yer old gets a VCUG done every yer to see how her kidneys are doin,
we have NEVER re-used caths. and there is a new law for medicaid and such to
help cover so you can get a fresh cath everytime, call Liberator they have
commericals on and see what they can do
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> Cathing increases the risk of UTIs.? That's just one of the risks,
unfortunately.
> Are you re-using catheters, or just using them once?? Re-using increases the
risk of UTIs.? Believe me, I know cateters are expensive!? So some people try to
re-use, but there is risk on infection?involved.
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> Frequent UTIs over many years can cause kidney damage, so kids just need to be
monitored for kidney health.
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> ?I used?to have regular IVPs (kidney studies).? I'm not sure what the current
practice is.
> Newer parents pobably have current info on kidney health monitoring.
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> I wish you well!
> -Heather
> 44 yr. old mom with myelomeningocele & shunted hydro
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