CT SCAN

dorothyt
dorothyt Member Posts: 103
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I would like to know has any got a CT Scan of the chest that inclued a IV ?

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  • young_one
    young_one Member Posts: 67
    #2
    That's the only kind I've
    That's the only kind I've ever had. Mine were of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. I also had to drink some nasty crap prior to the test too. When they do the test it will feel like you've wet your pants. I was so sure I did once that I had to check.
  • chenheart
    chenheart Member Posts: 5,159
    #3
    young_one said:

    That's the only kind I've
    That's the only kind I've ever had. Mine were of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. I also had to drink some nasty crap prior to the test too. When they do the test it will feel like you've wet your pants. I was so sure I did once that I had to check.

    Ct Scans
    Me too--thankfully they told me I would have the "felt like I peed in my pants sensation"! I realize cancer is humbling, but that would have been too much humility!

    Hugs,
    Claudia
  • Chellebug
    Chellebug Member Posts: 133
    #4
    Yes, I had the IV, too.
    They
    Yes, I had the IV, too.

    They put the IV in. Then they scan you. Then they put the contrast into the IV...which does make you feel like you have to pee (OH MY!). The purpose is to compare the Scans with and without the contrast.

    Have you already had your scan?
  • Marcia527
    Marcia527 Member Posts: 2,729
    #5
    That's the only kind I got
    That's the only kind I got too. They said it makes the scans easier to read. I found the pee sensation interesting. They warned me about it too.

    They didn't scan me without the contrast tho, just with.
  • Mikes Sunshine
    Mikes Sunshine Member Posts: 129
    #6
    Marcia527 said:

    That's the only kind I got
    That's the only kind I got too. They said it makes the scans easier to read. I found the pee sensation interesting. They warned me about it too.

    They didn't scan me without the contrast tho, just with.

    CT scan
    I am having mine done on Thurs. They will scan the chest, abdomen and pelvis. They gave me a bottle of the "Yucky Crap" to drink before the scan and they did mention an IV . Have you had yours done yet? Nancy
  • dorothyt
    dorothyt Member Posts: 103
    #7
    Mikes Sunshine said:

    CT scan
    I am having mine done on Thurs. They will scan the chest, abdomen and pelvis. They gave me a bottle of the "Yucky Crap" to drink before the scan and they did mention an IV . Have you had yours done yet? Nancy

    Yes I've had two, one in
    Yes I've had two, one in August 2008, and one on January 2 this year. It was done of my chest and abdomen also. Yucky Crap is right, I almost threw-up this last time. What is in the IV do anyone know? I know she put something in there that made me warm all over.
  • young_one
    young_one Member Posts: 67
    #8
    dorothyt said:

    Yes I've had two, one in
    Yes I've had two, one in August 2008, and one on January 2 this year. It was done of my chest and abdomen also. Yucky Crap is right, I almost threw-up this last time. What is in the IV do anyone know? I know she put something in there that made me warm all over.

    Yep. That's the pee in your
    Yep. That's the pee in your pants feeling. I'm not sure what's in it.
  • RE
    RE Member Posts: 4,591 Member
    #9
    CT IV
    I too have had the CT scan with IV and pee your pants sensation! I agree chen would have been way too much to bear to have peed my pant while having the CT, we do need to keep some of our pride...please!

    RE
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #10
    young_one said:

    That's the only kind I've
    That's the only kind I've ever had. Mine were of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. I also had to drink some nasty crap prior to the test too. When they do the test it will feel like you've wet your pants. I was so sure I did once that I had to check.

    I made my tech blush....
    I was warned about the 'warm sensation'. I actually laughed and said "MMMMMMM, Can we do that again? That was the best feeling I've had there in a long time!!!". He blushed and stuttered...ROFL!

    Hugs, Kathi
  • mmontero38
    mmontero38 Member Posts: 1,510
    #11
    KathiM said:

    I made my tech blush....
    I was warned about the 'warm sensation'. I actually laughed and said "MMMMMMM, Can we do that again? That was the best feeling I've had there in a long time!!!". He blushed and stuttered...ROFL!

    Hugs, Kathi

    Only you LOL. I would have
    Only you LOL. I would have been on the floor laughing. Lili
  • survivor51
    survivor51 Member Posts: 276
    #12
    Tricks of the trade
    I have had as many of you a ton of test. I found the trick to the "drink". If you place the tip of your tongue behind the bottom teeth, it hides the taste buds that are really sensitive so the taste isn't that bad. I take the stuff from a straw and put it towards the back of my tongue. I'm having a ERCP test on Thursday where they go down the throat and look into my stomach, around my pancress and then my liver. Apparently clusters of "something" showed up on my scans two weeks ago. It won't be bad because I will be in that "twilight" state. Good luck, Angela
  • young_one
    young_one Member Posts: 67
    #13
    RE said:

    CT IV
    I too have had the CT scan with IV and pee your pants sensation! I agree chen would have been way too much to bear to have peed my pant while having the CT, we do need to keep some of our pride...please!

    RE

    Well, I don't know about
    Well, I don't know about anyone else but my pride and modesty went out the window with bc. There's nothing like having hordes of people see you topless to get rid of any lingering pride you have. But I will say that peeing my pants might have sent me right over the edge. Plus, how the hell was I going to get out of the hospital without anyone seeing the big wet spot that I was so sure was there. The icing on the cake was that the tech was really good looking. Peeing my pants in front of the hot guy... yeah, not on my to-do list. Ugh.
  • survivor51
    survivor51 Member Posts: 276
    #14
    young_one said:

    Well, I don't know about
    Well, I don't know about anyone else but my pride and modesty went out the window with bc. There's nothing like having hordes of people see you topless to get rid of any lingering pride you have. But I will say that peeing my pants might have sent me right over the edge. Plus, how the hell was I going to get out of the hospital without anyone seeing the big wet spot that I was so sure was there. The icing on the cake was that the tech was really good looking. Peeing my pants in front of the hot guy... yeah, not on my to-do list. Ugh.

    bottle water
    Always carry a bottle water and then you can "spill" it....same color.
  • chenheart
    chenheart Member Posts: 5,159
    #15
    KathiM said:

    I made my tech blush....
    I was warned about the 'warm sensation'. I actually laughed and said "MMMMMMM, Can we do that again? That was the best feeling I've had there in a long time!!!". He blushed and stuttered...ROFL!

    Hugs, Kathi

    America's next BOTTOM model! LOL
    Yup~ when I went in for the "Booty -Cam" and my insurance would only pay for a sigmoid and not a colonoscopy so that I was both awake and humiliated for the procedure~ I said to the Dr. that the very LEAST he could have done was have a "Where's Waldo" puzzle on the ceiling!!!!

    I am thinking of going to Fredrick's of Hollywood ( do they even still exist???) and get crotchless panties for my next pap and pelvic! Hey...we have to laugh, don't we????

    Hugs,
    Claudia
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #16
    survivor51 said:

    Tricks of the trade
    I have had as many of you a ton of test. I found the trick to the "drink". If you place the tip of your tongue behind the bottom teeth, it hides the taste buds that are really sensitive so the taste isn't that bad. I take the stuff from a straw and put it towards the back of my tongue. I'm having a ERCP test on Thursday where they go down the throat and look into my stomach, around my pancress and then my liver. Apparently clusters of "something" showed up on my scans two weeks ago. It won't be bad because I will be in that "twilight" state. Good luck, Angela

    A secret from my rad center...
    There is a POWDER!!!! that, if you bring your own juice, you can take THAT....

    I was whinning about BANANA being the only flavor (Berry is better) they had...that is when they shared the powder...usually, it's used for kids that can't take down the thick stuff...

    Hugs, Kathi

    (Goes to show, whinning works...ROFL....remember, you must be alive to whine...I LOVE to whine!!!)
  • mmontero38
    mmontero38 Member Posts: 1,510
    #17
    chenheart said:

    America's next BOTTOM model! LOL
    Yup~ when I went in for the "Booty -Cam" and my insurance would only pay for a sigmoid and not a colonoscopy so that I was both awake and humiliated for the procedure~ I said to the Dr. that the very LEAST he could have done was have a "Where's Waldo" puzzle on the ceiling!!!!

    I am thinking of going to Fredrick's of Hollywood ( do they even still exist???) and get crotchless panties for my next pap and pelvic! Hey...we have to laugh, don't we????

    Hugs,
    Claudia

    Guess what Frederick's still
    Guess what Frederick's still exists. Now isn't that a laugh. ROFL. Love ya, Lili
  • dorothyt
    dorothyt Member Posts: 103
    #18
    KathiM said:

    A secret from my rad center...
    There is a POWDER!!!! that, if you bring your own juice, you can take THAT....

    I was whinning about BANANA being the only flavor (Berry is better) they had...that is when they shared the powder...usually, it's used for kids that can't take down the thick stuff...

    Hugs, Kathi

    (Goes to show, whinning works...ROFL....remember, you must be alive to whine...I LOVE to whine!!!)

    Well next time I will know
    Well next time I will know what to do.
    I've only had the CT Scans with the IV.I did not have the pee in your pants feeling.
    I felt warm from my chest down. Kathi,I know what you're talking about.(SMILE)
  • Mikes Sunshine
    Mikes Sunshine Member Posts: 129
    #19
    dorothyt said:

    Well next time I will know
    Well next time I will know what to do.
    I've only had the CT Scans with the IV.I did not have the pee in your pants feeling.
    I felt warm from my chest down. Kathi,I know what you're talking about.(SMILE)

    I'll let you know
    Hi, I am going for my cat scan tomorrow. I will let you knowif I have any accidents lol. Nancy

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