What is vesicostomy?

Vesicostomy

After your child's vesicostomy: When to call

Call 911 anytime you think your child may need emergency care. For example, call if:

  • Your child passes out (loses consciousness).
  • Your child has sudden chest pain and shortness of breath, or coughs up blood.
  • Your child has severe trouble breathing.

Call your doctor now or seek immediate medical care if:

  • No urine has drained from your child's stoma in over 2 hours.
  • Your child is sick to his or her stomach or cannot keep down liquids.
  • Your child has pain that does not get better after he or she takes pain medicine.
  • Your child has a fever of 100.4°F or higher.
  • Your child has signs of infection, such as:
    • Increased pain, swelling, warmth, or redness.
    • Red streaks leading from the incision.
    • Pus draining from the incision.
    • Swollen lymph nodes in his or her neck, armpits, or groin.
    • A fever.
  • Your child's stoma pulls inward, or the edges separate from the skin.
  • Your child's stoma bulges out, or there is a bulge under the skin around the stoma.
  • Your child has new back pain. The pain may be just below the rib cage, on one side. This is called flank pain.
  • Your child's urine smells bad or looks cloudy or discolored.

Watch closely for any changes in your child's health, and be sure to contact your doctor if:

  • Your child refuses to drink fluids.

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