Yes its been a while,.................................... after my scan last March, I had a severe reaction to the "contrast" dye radiologists use :-
Iodine–containing contrast medium (often just referred to as “contrast”, “contrast medium”, "dye", or "X-ray dye", even though it is clear and colourless) is a chemical substance used in medical X-ray imaging to show what is happening inside hollow parts of the body (like blood vessels, the stomach, bowel, or even the fluid around the spinal cord). When injected into a blood vessel, which can be either an artery or a vein, it not only shows the inside of the blood vessel on the image or picture but it can give information about how the organs supplied by that blood vessel are working. Good examples of this are the kidneys, brain and lungs............
The "Contrast" is injected automatically after the first scan to give the contrasting view to the radiologists. I have quite often had side-effects such as the feeling of nausea when the contrast is injected (but never been sick) and also the warm feeling around the groin area as if wetting oneself / passing urine. These I have learnt to cope with over the years but this time I suddenly got a severe headache and became very sensitive to light (photophobic) , I felt very sick, my temperature climbed and I quickly developed flu like symptoms. This all happened within a couple of hours. My GP sent me immediately to A & E for observation
The link above gives all relevant information about possible side effects of the "contrast".. If you have followed me on this blog you will know I tend to get quite severe reactions/side effects when it comes to injected chemicals (chemotherapy, morphine etc) so if you are heading for a scan with "contrast" for whatever reason, don't worry you probably won't be effected like me its less than 1:25000 probability.
I have always tried to raise awareness of Bowel Cancer and the great work that Bowel Cancer UK does
ORDER FREE AWARENESS MATERIAL HERE Posters and great information for your work place or community please use it and spread the word, You may save someone's life
Hey guys happy holidays I'm off to Cyprus!!
Iodine–containing contrast medium (often just referred to as “contrast”, “contrast medium”, "dye", or "X-ray dye", even though it is clear and colourless) is a chemical substance used in medical X-ray imaging to show what is happening inside hollow parts of the body (like blood vessels, the stomach, bowel, or even the fluid around the spinal cord). When injected into a blood vessel, which can be either an artery or a vein, it not only shows the inside of the blood vessel on the image or picture but it can give information about how the organs supplied by that blood vessel are working. Good examples of this are the kidneys, brain and lungs............
The "Contrast" is injected automatically after the first scan to give the contrasting view to the radiologists. I have quite often had side-effects such as the feeling of nausea when the contrast is injected (but never been sick) and also the warm feeling around the groin area as if wetting oneself / passing urine. These I have learnt to cope with over the years but this time I suddenly got a severe headache and became very sensitive to light (photophobic) , I felt very sick, my temperature climbed and I quickly developed flu like symptoms. This all happened within a couple of hours. My GP sent me immediately to A & E for observation
The link above gives all relevant information about possible side effects of the "contrast".. If you have followed me on this blog you will know I tend to get quite severe reactions/side effects when it comes to injected chemicals (chemotherapy, morphine etc) so if you are heading for a scan with "contrast" for whatever reason, don't worry you probably won't be effected like me its less than 1:25000 probability.
I have always tried to raise awareness of Bowel Cancer and the great work that Bowel Cancer UK does
ORDER FREE AWARENESS MATERIAL HERE Posters and great information for your work place or community please use it and spread the word, You may save someone's life
Hey guys happy holidays I'm off to Cyprus!!
