A neurologist has referred me for a CT scan. I haven't got the appointment date yet.
I've almost zero experience with diagnostics, except an ultrasound once -never needed them before and have never had a CT.
So I didn't ask about injected dye during my (rather hurried) neurologist appt. I never thought of it as I was so naive I thought only MRIs used contrast.
I have no knowledge of whether I will get an allergic reaction or not
It's freaking me out now as I read that many (though not all) CTs require contrast. And knowing my luck with stuff -mine will.
It's weird. The possible side effects sound like a list of symptoms I am already feeling in a remitting/relapsing fashion and have been for over 6 months. But I get other things too.
I am grateful at the moment for some times of remission of those symptoms, and I have learned how to cope. Now the last thing I want is something to make them WAY worse.
So anyone here had contrast dye? What did it do to you? Good bad or neutral?
I haven't yet got a ME/CFS diagnosis, so it would be hard to convince doctors that I am wary of the contrast dye maybe for good reason....
I've almost zero experience with diagnostics, except an ultrasound once -never needed them before and have never had a CT.
So I didn't ask about injected dye during my (rather hurried) neurologist appt. I never thought of it as I was so naive I thought only MRIs used contrast.
I have no knowledge of whether I will get an allergic reaction or not
It's freaking me out now as I read that many (though not all) CTs require contrast. And knowing my luck with stuff -mine will.
It's weird. The possible side effects sound like a list of symptoms I am already feeling in a remitting/relapsing fashion and have been for over 6 months. But I get other things too.
I am grateful at the moment for some times of remission of those symptoms, and I have learned how to cope. Now the last thing I want is something to make them WAY worse.
So anyone here had contrast dye? What did it do to you? Good bad or neutral?
I haven't yet got a ME/CFS diagnosis, so it would be hard to convince doctors that I am wary of the contrast dye maybe for good reason....