As the day for Baby to do a post surgery MAG 3 scan is drawing nearer, I am getting more anxious. I have started once again to prepare her mentally for the procedure and to remove any fear that is in her as the procedure will be a traumatizing and painful one (painful when the catheter is inserted into her hand and down under). It would be traumatizing even for adults. I hope she will not cry like she used to, each time she sees hospital staff wearing medical scrubs getting near her.
As Baby grows older, she is getting more matured in her thinking. She understands reasoning and explanation more and I can easily knock sense into her. She seems to be able to understand why she needs to do the MAG 3 scan. She knows that she did not have a normal urinary tract system when she was born and she knows that she had undergone some surgeries when she was little. Once in a little while, I will show her the pictures of our 3-week stay in the hospital after her surgeries about 2 years ago. That 3-week stay in the hospital will forever be etched in my memory. I can remember vividly everything that transpired in the hospital, how Baby would bawl whenever she saw the OT staff in Dickies scrubs and how frail she had turned into after the hospital stay. Can you believe that she weighed a pathetic 7.5kg at 14 months old?
Yesterday, after I had told her how ‘fun’ and rewarding the whole procedure would be, she seems to look forward to the MAG 3 scan 😀 I promised her that she could have a big ice cream and some new toys after the procedure in the hospital. My motherly instinct now tells me that Baby will be able to go through the procedure without much fuss. She has gone through enough hospital visits and hospital stays to mould her into a tough cookie.
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Baby C is a brave lil girl!! Hope everything goes smoothly to u both ya =)
She is a brave little one. Everything will be ok. *giving Cassandra a big big virtual hug*
Tough little Cassandra, gambateh!!
Good luck BbC!!!! Aunty is very proud of you!!!!
You are on the right track, talking abt it in the open and allaying her fears. Grown-ups do the same too! The reward idea is definitely good. However, try and be reasonable……
When my dtr had her bladder surgery, my (stupid) husb went out and bought her the dragon TY beanie baby that cost USD60!! It has since gone into a donation bin, and worth abt 25c!!
She sure is one tough nut cookie. Don’t worry, everything will be just fine!