[Casper664]

hey all!! ok so I am having a CT scan Wednesday with contrast, and was curious if anyone out there has had this done...(im getting it done b/c they FINALLY think they found what has been hurting my left side for 3 years!!! its called PCS and is basically vericose veins in your pelvis..mine is one of the ovarian veins. so now I have PVCs, PACs, and PCS lol)

so yeah, they have to do a ct scan with that contrast dye though to confirm and I am FREAKING OUT...all I've read about was horror stories about allergic reactions and problems. Granted, I know its the internet and is a TERRIBLE thing to search when your worried about something...just curious if any of you have any experience...

[jphilly76]

Hmmm...

Well, I've not had a CT scan with contrast, but my mom has and she's allergic to everything. She said the contrast felt warm going through her body, but other than that, she was fine.

I've had a nuclear stress test, and they injected me with some sort of radioactive dye, and it went off without a hitch. I'm sure you've nothing to worry about. Just remember that this test is probably performed thousands of times per day across the country and 99.99% of the time people are just fine. The only thing I've ever heard is that if you're allergic to shellfish, they watch you a little more closely while they're doing the test, as the contrast contains iodine. But even still, people still get it done.

-Justin

[jkfrench]

I know that Julie had one a few months ago and I don't think she had any problems. I understand how you would be freaking out. I'm the worst when it comes to anything being injected into my body. You will be fine. Did you tell the doctors your concerns? Did you ask the electrophysiologist doctor you just saw? You should call him.
Jodie

[Casper664]

Thanks everyone for the advice and reassuring words I did call my electrophysiologist and they said that it wont affect me at all or be dangerous more so due to my skips just one more day..gotta get thru it lol....

[Jeff]

It's nothing, Mary. Sorry I missed this post until now. A little over a year ago I had a CT scan done with contrast. And they didn't even tell me they were gonna do it until about 5 minutes before!

First I drank about a gallon of some lemonadey stuff that wasn't too bad, and then just before the scan they put in an IV line for the contrast. The woman that did mine had the beginnings of Parkinsons. VERY jittery hands. Nice.

You lay down, they do a few scans without the contrast, then they tell you the contrast is going in, and then you can feel a wave of warmth wash through you as the contrast hits the different parts of your body. For me it went head, arms, chest, ass, then legs. Looking back on it, it really wasn't bad, but never having gone through it, I won't lie - it freaks you out a bit.

The nurse said some people report a metallic taste in their mouths, but I didn't.

And about two minutes after the scan is done, the sensation goes away. Easy-peasy.

I think I did an article about this awhile ago - search for it. The odds of reactions/complications are extremely remote, and even if they happen, they are almost always very mild. I'm sure what you're finding are the one-in-a-billion cases.

And while you are very special, Mary? You're not one in a billion special.

[Casper664]

hahah Jeff that releives me sOOOO much!! thank you thank you!!! yeah I got in around noon to drink stuff too, then IV later during....hahah I sure hope I am not THAT special!!! I'll trade average for special ANY DAY tomorrow! I'm one of those internet search whores lol....and all you find is bad crap...I gotta learn not to do that!!!!

thank you again!! i'll have to let you all know how it goes!

[Casper664]

** I GO in, not GOT** lol havnt done it yet!

[jphilly76]

Casper,

Good luck tomorrow! I'm sure your test will pop off without a hitch.

-Justin

[gillespiefive]

You're probably done with your CT scan by now. I had one years ago and was fine. Nervous as heck, but fine. I just felt really warm all of the sudden. I;m sure you did great. Keep us posted on how it went, and what they find (:

[Casper664]

hey all!! thank you so much for getting me thru my anxiety!! it WAS a piece of cake and no allergic reactions!! I should get results tomorrow, but this sounds to be nothing serious you guys ROCK for all the advice and encouraging words!!!