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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / March 2008Bone Scan with Injection of Dye (Nuclear Medicine)
Hi I did write to you guys quite a while back about problems that I was having with disc bulges and you were all very helpful. To cut a long story short, after having many many tests and x-rays they finally found out what was causing the severe pain !!! My left hip is just a complete mess and I will need a hip replacement, unfortunately my Private Health Insurance doesn't cover me for this procedure but I have now (about 2 months ago) joined up to the higher table but I don't think I can wait another 10 months as I can't even go out the house and using a walking stick all the time, not to mention the pain meds I live on. My question is that my Neurosurgeon has referred me on to an Orthopaedic Surgeon and I see him hext Monday but have to have a Bone Scan done TOMORROW and have to first go to have an Injection (Nuclear Medicine Dye I guess). Then go back after about 3 hours for the actual scan. My question is that while I am not worried about the scan I am unsure about the injection. I know I have left it very late really for any replies but if any kind person has time and has had one done, just need someone to let me know (reassure maybe) if the inection is okay also and do you have any side effects. Once again many thanks and sorry for leaving it so late but have been worrying about this for a few days. Regards Jan Adelaide Australia I had one done last year. The injection is no big deal. Didn't burn or hurt afterwards. Was told to drink plenty of water, so went to the mall shopping, drank lots of water. Went back and had scan done. The worst part was lying on hard the table so long, but they did offer pillows to prob up my head and knees. Good luck! Sheri >Hi > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >Adelaide >Australia i had a couple of these years ago. no biggie. just boring. good luck! diane Hi Jan, So sorry to hear you are having such a rough go of it. As far as the bone scan w/dye goes, it really isn't all that bad at all, unless you have issues/allergies/problems with the dye. If you aren't allergic to the dye, you should do just fine. Generally you go in and they start an IV in your hand or arm, inject the dye, and then you are free to go and have lunch or shop or do what ever. You come back to the department several hours later and lay on a table and they do the scan. Once the scan is over, they usually advice you to drink lots of fluids to help flush out the dye, and other wise, that is all there is to it Good luck tomorrow and keep us posted as to how you make out!!! . . . . Donna . . . . 1.) ANGELS EXIST, but some times, since they don't all have wings, we call them FRIENDS...... 2.) J.K.M.A. > Hi Jan, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > unless you have issues/allergies/problems with the dye. If you aren't > allergic to the dye, you should do just fine. It's not a radio-opaque "dye" like they use in some types of scans - it's a radio active isotope - so an allergy to an iodine type dye is not predictive of an allergy to the dye used in this scan. > Generally you go in and they start an IV in your hand or arm, inject the > dye, and then you are free to go and have lunch or shop or do what ever. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > 2.) J.K.M.A.  Signaturespammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor and literally save someone's life: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ Ari, That doesn't mean you can't have an allergy to the dye used (it has happened), and they WILL ask you about whether or not you have an allergy to certain things. At least, that's how they do things here in the states. Maybe it's different there where you are with bone scans? . . . . Donna . . . . 1.) ANGELS EXIST, but some times, since they don't all have wings, we call them FRIENDS...... 2.) J.K.M.A. > Ari, > > That doesn't mean you can't have an allergy to the dye used Yes, that was my point. You may be okay with radio opaque tracers, but not with this specific radioactive tracer solution. Not that it's a terribly significant risk. Ari Signaturespammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor and literally save someone's life: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > Adelaide > Australia I've had several. You sometimes feel hot and get a weird taste in your mouth for a few minutes. Make sure to drink plenty of water to help rid yourself of the tracer, and don't hang around kids or women who might be pregnant for a day or two. Why is the bone scan being ordered? An MRI of the hip is a much better diagnostic test. Ari Signaturespammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor and literally save someone's life: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ Oh, yes, the metalic taste is another side effect, although short lived. Nanny >> Hi >> [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > Ari > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > Adelaide > Australia Hi Jan, When I had a CT scan of my lungs this year, I just happened to mention to the Tech lady that I have type two diabetes and take medicine for it and she asked me if I had taken the medicine today and I said that I had. She said for me not to take any more for a couple of days and to drink plenty of water each day. I asked why?? She said the combo of dye and medicine causes kidney failure,,, deadly,,, no less. You might ask the Tech for you if there are any know bad combinations of medicines and the dye you take for the scan. Harv Harv, with my last cat scan, the technician, when asking me about any allergies, specifically mentioned Diabetes and why it's more serious for them than the average person. She, too, mentioned that it was the combo of dye and Diabetes meds. Nanny >> Hi >> [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > of medicines and the dye you take for the scan. > Harv Jan, I've had a couple medicine dye injections for cat scans. It's painless, but one side effect is feeling a warmth throughout your body as the dye goes through your bloodstream. Assuming this is the same thing you're referring to. Nanny > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > Adelaide > Australia
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