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DRESSING FOR XRAYS,PET/CT SCANS AND MRI'S

KATE58
CSN Member Posts: 299
JUST THOUGHT I'D PASS THIS PIECE OF INFO ALONG . A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS A NURSE,TOLD ME
THAT IF YOU DRESS WITH NO METAL OR PLASTIC ON YOUR BODY YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CHANGE INTO A
HOSPITAL GOWN AT ALL.I HAVE NOT HAD TO CHANGE MY CLOTHES IN 4 YEARS.I WEAR ELASTIC WAIST YOGA PANTS,CAN BE DRAW STRING IF NO METAL GROMMETS( CUT OFF PLASTIC ENDS)A PULL ON SPORTS BRA,AND A PULLOVER TEE OR SWEATSHIRT.NO BUTTONS, ZIPPERS OR SNAPS. NO METALLIC THREADS. WHEN I GO IN I JUST TELL THEM I DRESSED LIKE THAT AND THEY SAY FINE .THEN I SCAN AND GO.ONLY ONCE DID ANYONE GIVE ME A HARD TIME.THEY WENT TO ASK THE TECHNICIAN WHO SAID THAT WAS FINE,AND I GOT MY WAY.SHOES DON'T MATTER UNLESS ITS AN MRI.I HATE HATE HATE HATE HOSPITAL GOWNS!!!!!
GOD BLESS,
KATE
THAT IF YOU DRESS WITH NO METAL OR PLASTIC ON YOUR BODY YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CHANGE INTO A
HOSPITAL GOWN AT ALL.I HAVE NOT HAD TO CHANGE MY CLOTHES IN 4 YEARS.I WEAR ELASTIC WAIST YOGA PANTS,CAN BE DRAW STRING IF NO METAL GROMMETS( CUT OFF PLASTIC ENDS)A PULL ON SPORTS BRA,AND A PULLOVER TEE OR SWEATSHIRT.NO BUTTONS, ZIPPERS OR SNAPS. NO METALLIC THREADS. WHEN I GO IN I JUST TELL THEM I DRESSED LIKE THAT AND THEY SAY FINE .THEN I SCAN AND GO.ONLY ONCE DID ANYONE GIVE ME A HARD TIME.THEY WENT TO ASK THE TECHNICIAN WHO SAID THAT WAS FINE,AND I GOT MY WAY.SHOES DON'T MATTER UNLESS ITS AN MRI.I HATE HATE HATE HATE HOSPITAL GOWNS!!!!!
GOD BLESS,
KATE
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