Hi the clinic phoned me this morning and have to have a CT scan, got to have this radio active substance in my body …is this all part of the routine screening they do or did they look at the MRI results and decided that its spread??? …im so scared now and im also scared of this radio active stuff and its affects …are there any??? please a lot of reassurance needed!! x
ive just found out its a PET CT SCAN im having …is there a difference?
@eeyore58 - I typed a message about an hour ago but it seems to have vanished, so fingers crossed this one will work. I’ll try to remember what I said!
My first suggestion would be to call the nurses on her first thing in the morning, their number is at the top of the page - 08088006000. They are obviously medically trained so will be able to help with your questions. Unfortunately I can’t remember anything much about my scans, I seem to have blocked out those early days from my memory!
However, I too was worried about radiation risks. I remember being told that some of these scans are no worse than taking a long haul flight, so that helped me put things into perspective. Please don’t quote me on that as I can’t remember all the details - it’s a very valid question so do ask the radiographers doing your scans. Also it’s important to remember that these scans are important in diagnosing us correctly, so the benefits should outweigh the risk of the radioactive stuff. That’s how I try to look at it anyway, if that helps at all. Very best wishes, Evie xx