Vesicouretral Reflux Fixed Using Deflux Procedure

I know the title sounds boring, but I am telling you, if you have a child who has vesicouretral reflux, you would do well to read this blog. Two of my four daughters were born with the condition that is simply put; one, or both ureters (the tube running from the kidney to the bladder) comes into the bladder wall at the wrong angle allowing urine to flow backward to the kidney when voiding. This can cause serious kidney damage if the child does not get treatment and/or does not grow out of it. My youngest daughter grew out of her reflux, but my next oldest one, who is nine, did not. In the past, the only thing to do was to re-insert the ureter at a proper angle. This required cutting into the abdomen and spending three days in the hospital. Now, thanks to researchers and doctors, there is a procedure that can be done that does not require an incision. The procedure is called Deflux. It is a polysaccharide gel that is injected on either side of the ureter where it enters into the bladder wall. The gel makes a bulge that can then serve to pinch off the ureter when the child is urinating. Eventually, the gel is replaced by the body's own tissue.
Today was the day we finally solved the reflux problem for my daughter. The procedure does require general anesthesia, but only takes about ten minutes. My daughter had the procedure done at 10:00 this morning, and is now up and playing a little Guitar Hero. She will be able to go back to school tomorrow. She will have to take her usual antibiotic for one more month, and then, she will be finished for good. It is amazing that within the time that she was diagnosed with this problem to the present, a non-surgical, well tolerated, outpatient cure has been devised. I know it seems like a minor thing, but modern medicine is alive and solving lots of little health problems that people have. It is a good and marvelous thing! For more information about the Deflux procedure, you can go to www.deflux.com