I went to Mayo Clinic this past September and had 2 MRI's with and without
contrast and had no problems. And with the MRI's I was flat on my back for and
hour or longer. The CT was only something like 15 minutes. Both flat on my
back. This contrast felt different. Thanks for your feedback.
As we all should do with any issues we have, I documented who I talked to at
the doctor's office, the time I called, what she said and what I said. (for
what it's worth).
Carol
Worrying does not empty
tomorrow of its troubles;
It empties today of its strengths.
From: patticoole...@gmail.com
To: snow121...@hotmail.com; tmic-list@eskimo.com
Subject: RE: [TMIC] Cat Scan Adverse Reaction
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:02:05 -0600
Carol I just had a 2 hour MRI with and without contrast. The only discomfort I
had was from lying flat on my back which is always so painful. I never could
do that even before TM. However, once the MRI was finished and I was up, I
didn’t have any pain. If it doesn’t go away soon, I would see your I.M. doc.
Patti - Wisconsin
From: Carol E [mailto:snow121...@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 2:02 PM
To: tmic-list@eskimo.com
Subject: [TMIC] Cat Scan Adverse Reaction
Has anyone ever had adverse reaction to a cat scan with contrast. I don't know
if I had an adverse reaction or sheer coincidence, but about 30-60 minutes
after the cat scan, I developed pain (I think neurological) which I still have
24 hours later. My lesions are at T7-T10 and this pain is about 3-4 inches
right of my spine and about 4 inches up from my waist and in my groin area on
the right side. I reported this to my Internal Medicine doctor's nurse and
naturally she said it could not be from the radiation or the contrast but
rather just lying on the hard table for 15 minutes. I didn't feel
uncomfortable, but I could have strained getting off the table. I tend to
think that the pain in my back is neurological and the pain in my groin is
muscle, but I don't know. Respond if you have any ideas.
Carol
Worrying does not empty
tomorrow of its troubles;
It empties today of its strengths.
