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Re: Having a CT Scan of Abdomen - any advice?
11/10/09 07:05 PM

vettech

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I've had a couple of these, they were no big deal. The prep takes about an hour - you go in and drink a few glasses of nasty stuff for the imaging (they'll give you a choice of flavors, but really they're all bad). Once you go in for the scan, that part only takes a few minutes. When they inject the dye you'll get a warm sensation - kind of like a hot flash (I guess some people feel really warm in the groin area and feel like they wet themselves - but you don't, really).

One thing they do warn about - drink plenty of water after the procedure to flush the dye out of your system because it can damage the kidneys.

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Having a CT Scan of Abdomen - any advice?
Digby
11/10/09 11:04 AM

All went well!
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11/13/09 11:34 AM

Re: All went well!
hopelessagain
11/13/09 10:52 PM

Re: All went well!
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11/14/09 11:25 AM

Re: Having a CT Scan of Abdomen - any advice?
vettech
11/10/09 07:05 PM

Re: Having a CT Scan of Abdomen - any advice?
bamalakegirl30
11/10/09 05:59 PM

Re: Having a CT Scan of Abdomen - any advice?
goldiloks72
11/10/09 11:14 AM

Thanks for your posts! - nt
Digby
11/10/09 07:38 PM

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