Need to vent!!!!

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Today we went in for Joey's MRI. Well everything went horrible!!!!

We were suppose to be there at 8:30, MRI scedualed at 9:30. They

were about a hour late even getting us back. Of course Joey is

starving, all of these adults walking around with food and drinks in

there hand. Of course even making him more hungery.

They finally take Joey back, start an IV to use contrast and that

vein blew. I must add Joey never even shed a tear. They try again,

another blown vein. Joey still being a tuff little trooper. The

third time they thought they had it in, nope missed that one to.

So guess what they just sent us home. Never did even try another

nurse.

Needless to say we were ticked!!!! They did suggest us going over to

the main hospital, being sadated first get an IV placed. Wake up and

come back 4 hours later. Then of course be sedated again for the MRI.

So that would make it 4:30 before Joey would get to eat anything all

day. Of course we told them they were crazy!!!! And we did go home!!

So of course they said on the way out would you like to make a new

appointment. I would have love to say I would not bring my dying dog

here.

So here my little guy is sleep depribed, starving and holes in his

arm for nothing. He has never been that hard to stick ever. Not

that it is ever an easy thing. Yet we always get it done. Is this a

normal Mito thing? Is there anything that can help prevent this,

because we need an MRI done very soon.

Good thing I am not superstitious! Today is Friday the 13th!!! I

hope every one had a better day than we did.

Sorry I had to vent!!!

Tamara(mommy of 5 year old Joey, who starts Kindergarden next week)

unspecific Mito!!!!

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My son blows veins too. When we get an MRI done at the Children's

Hospital they sedate him with general, start the IV and do the MRI all

in the same area.

Sue

Need to vent!!!!

Today we went in for Joey's MRI. Well everything went horrible!!!!

We were suppose to be there at 8:30, MRI scedualed at 9:30. They

were about a hour late even getting us back. Of course Joey is

starving, all of these adults walking around with food and drinks in

there hand. Of course even making him more hungery.

They finally take Joey back, start an IV to use contrast and that

vein blew. I must add Joey never even shed a tear. They try again,

another blown vein. Joey still being a tuff little trooper. The

third time they thought they had it in, nope missed that one to.

So guess what they just sent us home. Never did even try another

nurse.

Needless to say we were ticked!!!! They did suggest us going over to

the main hospital, being sadated first get an IV placed. Wake up and

come back 4 hours later. Then of course be sedated again for the MRI.

So that would make it 4:30 before Joey would get to eat anything all

day. Of course we told them they were crazy!!!! And we did go home!!

So of course they said on the way out would you like to make a new

appointment. I would have love to say I would not bring my dying dog

here.

So here my little guy is sleep depribed, starving and holes in his

arm for nothing. He has never been that hard to stick ever. Not

that it is ever an easy thing. Yet we always get it done. Is this a

normal Mito thing? Is there anything that can help prevent this,

because we need an MRI done very soon.

Good thing I am not superstitious! Today is Friday the 13th!!! I

hope every one had a better day than we did.

Sorry I had to vent!!!

Tamara(mommy of 5 year old Joey, who starts Kindergarden next week)

unspecific Mito!!!!

Please contact mito-owner with any problems or

questions.

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Sorry to hear you had such a rough time. As far as the IV goes, we have that problem every time. The last time Grace had an IV they had to stick her 7 times for the IV because the vein blew 6 of the times. Finally they were able to get a vein in her foot to hold, OUCH. To make it worse they were unable to draw blood from the IV so they had to stick her 4 more times to get blood. Even though it is easy to blame the doctors, in our case, I do not. We have to go through this every time with Grace. Blood draws are sometimes easier, but IV's just don't work.

For sedation's, we do have them wait until they give her gas first. No one has ever had a problem with this. Even with her MRI, they offered it before I asked. It is also a big stress reliever for her, because she knows what an IV is (at 2). She has a huge problem with doctors, so we avoid as many "owies" as we can.

Best wishes.

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Hi Tamara!

I'm sure many of us can relate to your frustration. I've watched lab techs probe Maddie's little arms, hands and feet (finally said ENOUGH when they were looking at a vein in her forehead!) too many times when she was an infant. Now she's 5 1/2, and I've learned that I'm the boss (well, sort-of) when it comes to procedures for my children. When Maddie has to have a routine blood draw I have a limit of 2 attempts, then we leave and try again in a week or so. I will not torment her unnecessarily. I have also learned which labs have techs who are good with pediatric patients, and only go there on the days I know certain technicians will be there. When it comes to a procedure like MRI, etc, I am INSISTENT that they use a nurse/tech who is experienced with drawing labs in a med fragile PEDIATRIC patient. Many of our procedures are done at the University Hospital here, and while I'm all for the "teaching" environment, my daughter will not be the pin-cushion for a new med student. My advice is to let the staff know ahead of time what sort of a situation they will be dealing with, that you WILL NOT let your child be poked and prodded, and the urgency of the necessity of the procedure (many people don't understand how these "simple" procedures give us so much info about our children's disease.) When the person comes in to start the IV, ask questions before they start- "Do you work with pediatrics on a routine basis? How long?" etc, It also helps to know where your child has "good veins". I'm sorry you had to miss the MRI due to someone else's inability. Maybe you should speak with the head of the department (or have your doc do it) and explain the situation and they can make some special arrangements for you. Others have mentioned that they do the sedation, IV and MRI all in the same area- maybe the hospital could accommodate something similar for you all. Sorry about the long message- I just get so frustrated when our kids have to deal with unnecessary pain...they are dealing with so much already.

Holly

Need to vent!!!!

Today we went in for Joey's MRI. Well everything went horrible!!!!We were suppose to be there at 8:30, MRI scedualed at 9:30. They were about a hour late even getting us back. Of course Joey is starving, all of these adults walking around with food and drinks in there hand. Of course even making him more hungery.They finally take Joey back, start an IV to use contrast and that vein blew. I must add Joey never even shed a tear. They try again, another blown vein. Joey still being a tuff little trooper. The third time they thought they had it in, nope missed that one to.So guess what they just sent us home. Never did even try another nurse. Needless to say we were ticked!!!! They did suggest us going over to the main hospital, being sadated first get an IV placed. Wake up and come back 4 hours later. Then of course be sedated again for the MRI.So that would make it 4:30 before Joey would get to eat anything all day. Of course we told them they were crazy!!!! And we did go home!!So of course they said on the way out would you like to make a new appointment. I would have love to say I would not bring my dying dog here. So here my little guy is sleep depribed, starving and holes in his arm for nothing. He has never been that hard to stick ever. Not that it is ever an easy thing. Yet we always get it done. Is this a normal Mito thing? Is there anything that can help prevent this, because we need an MRI done very soon.Good thing I am not superstitious! Today is Friday the 13th!!! I hope every one had a better day than we did.Sorry I had to vent!!! Tamara(mommy of 5 year old Joey, who starts Kindergarden next week)unspecific Mito!!!!Please contact mito-owner with any problems or questions.