Why don’t people take vcug trauma seriously?? (tw)
Every single time I try to google ‘vcug’ all that comes up is how it is a ‘painless yet uncomfortable medical test’ You have to dig pretty deep to find anything that tells you the true horrors of what happens. I find myself often enraged that to this day there is most often no numbing or sedation offered for such a traumatic procedure. I had my test done when I was 6, I wake up shaking and crying sometimes because I get flashbacks to the pain. I can’t be in any medical environment. I feel judged by healthcare professionals who can’t understand why I’m so scared, even though they are aware of my situation. Why is this not widely understood to be traumatic? How wouldn’t it be? I am sick to my stomach thinking about all the kids who have to go through that trauma to this day.