Dear Jeannie,
I have had the contrast dye with an MRI on three occasions.I have had many MRI"s without contrast. The gadolinium dye is most commonly used. It is different than contrast dye used in CT scans. I had no ill side effects from the dye personally. Just a taste of metallc when it was put in through the IV. I was told to drink lots of water and water diluted with straight cranberry juice, ( 8 oz water to 1 ox cranberry juice) to flush the dye through my kidneys and out of my system. So I drank a lot the next 24 hours. Especially right after the test. If you have significant kidney function issues be sure to raise this with your doc before the test. People are far less likely to have allergic reaction to this compound, as opposed to contrast dye used in Ct scans. Still, if you have lots of allergies, and are worried, they can prep you with benadryl and or prednizone to ensure no problems. Whatever your questions and concerns, voice them!!! MRI's are ordered with and without contrast all the time. It just depends on where and what they are looking for or trying to see, whether they can truly get a full view without the contrast. Depending upon the answers to the above questions, some times docs will feel like they can get a good enough look without the dye. Others will feel strongly that the MRI would be a waste if there was no contrast used. It depends on many factors. Please express your concerns to your doctors ahead of time. If you have a scheduled MRI with contrast and you go in and refuse contrast, they usually will not perform the MRI as that was not the test that was specifically ordered by the doc. So express your concerns and fears to your doc and get your questions answered before proceeding. Good luck my friend. Take good care 18's Beth Still looking Marty...I remember who you are talking about. I feel so frustrated because I have "chemo brain" pretty significantly and I just cannot pull names up ...but I am still trying!! B . -----Original Message----- From: 'Jeanie' via CMLHope <cmlhope@googlegroups.com> To: cmlhope <cmlhope@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tue, Oct 31, 2017 5:19 pm Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Please I need your help Hi Marty I am having a mrcp next week. What a wonderful caring man you are. I will pray that you think of his name. Sometimes things just pop into our minds. Keep our prayer circle going amazing group. I was wondering if any of you have had the mrcp(mri) with the contrast dye. I don't want the dye but don't know if they will do it without it. Any ideas anyone? Thanks Jeanie My Motto: Faith and Pills With Love 🐠18's Dx 1/2004 CML Leukemia Started Gleevec 2/2004 Started Tasigna 9/2009 Started Sprycel 11/2009 Started Ponatinib 1/2015 Doctor Balducci Moffitt Cancer Center On Oct 30, 2017, at 6:44 PM, Marty Gartenberg <wa2...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Jeanie, Well this was about 20 years ago and at least 6 computers ago. Maybe someone else might be able to help. It is for a young man living in Israel who recently had a BMT not a stem cell transplant that is failing and i remembered about that procedure but can't find out anything new. As I said maybe someone can help save his life. 18's Marty On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 6:35 PM, 'Jeanie' via CMLHope <cmlhope@googlegroups.com> wrote: So sorry Marty don't remember it at all. Would it be on any of our old messages. You can search them on line. Happy Holidays all. My Motto: Faith and Pills With Love 🐠18's Dx 1/2004 CML Leukemia Started Gleevec 2/2004 Started Tasigna 9/2009 Started Sprycel 11/2009 Started Ponatinib 1/2015 Doctor Balducci Moffitt Cancer Center On Oct 30, 2017, at 6:51 AM, Marty Gartenberg <wa2...@gmail.com> wrote: You all know me, and i have to ask all of you a favor especially some of the "old timers" of this group, like Bobby Dole, Zavie's Zero Club member 840 or Susan Zimmerman and anyone that knew Zavie Miller going back about twenty years ago. I wish that Zavie were still alive but i know that he would have remembered. I know of a man that had a BMT recently and he was doing well because his HLA match was perfect and his BMT was an Allogeneic transplant. Yes, from what I understand this man may either be relapsing or rejecting his BMT. At the time of my "travels" i heard of a man who did have an Allogeneic transplant (BMT) and relapsed, however he was given from his original donor some of their Lymphocytes and he compleatly recovered. My dilemma is I just can't remember who he was. So please if anyone can remember then i kindly ask that if anyone does remember then please get in touch with me. Also please spread my request to anyone from any other groups. Thank you. 18's Marty, Zavie's Zero club member 1 -- -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to CMLHope@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cmlhope-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. 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