I have been trying to prepare Baby mentally for the MAG3 scan that she has to go through in April. She had gone through this scan just before her surgeries in April 2009. This procedure looked pretty scary and painful, especially when the doctor inserted the catheter into Baby’s down under and on her hand. Thereafter, she had to lie still on a cold and hard metal bed in the Xray room with a ginormous machine hanging over her. Radioactive dye will be injected on both catheters. This procedure is very, very costly and only available at the Cancer Centre in Sime Darby Medical Centre and a few government hospitals in Malaysia. The activities in her urinary tract system will be shown on a screen. She was sedated last time. She was exactly a year old then. I’m not sure if this time the doctor wants to sedate her. BTW, it feels sick and creepy to be at the Cancer Centre. I saw many cancer patients – young and old and I really feel for them – their emotions, their fears and their pain. I also saw some patients buying special bras at a lingerie shop at the Cancer Centre for their prosthesis breast.
This morning I told Baby this :
Me – Baby, in 3 months’ time, you need to go to the hospital. Dr In. will put a tube down there and on your hand. There’s no need to cry coz there is very, very little pain only. Baby is brave girl right?
Baby – oh ok (and then giggled)
Me – you have to lie still on the bed and cannot move. Then you can see the inside of your stomach, your kidneys and your bladder on the TV. Mummy will be with you in the room. Daddy and kakak will also be there.
Baby – Cheh cheh also go? I like to go hospital…
Me – no cheh cheh cannot go. They have to go to school. After that, mummy will buy you a big big ice cream ok?
Baby – ok… and I will share with mummy, daddy and cheh cheh. (and then seemed very excited about the whole procedure LOL!)
My little samseng girl is one tough cookie, the bravest baby I have ever met!
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