Dee

I had my VCUG done when I was 7. My parents were not properly informed on what the procedure would entail, I was told nothing about it at all. I still remember the searing agony I felt. I remember how my screams and cries were ignored and how lost I felt. In my childhood, I repressed this memory, and believed I was operated on without anesthesia. I have never felt anything more painful in my life to this day. I remember every detail down to the little pinwheel on the table meant to distract me from my nightmare. I still get nightmares, I get flashbacks and panic attacks. I cannot even think about a hospital due to my trauma. I truly wish that victims were better understood, and that proper pain management was offered for this procedure. The trauma it caused was life long, and I believe it is the reason that I developed severe OCD.