After effects from scans

Hi Annie, have you been drinking lots of water to flush the dye out. I haven’t experienced the side effects that you have mentioned, but I have had a headache after a CT scan. They always advise to drink plenty of water to flush the dye through the kidneys. Hope you feel better tomorrow xx 

Hi Chelle, I haven’t drunk much today as I’ve been asleep most of it but I will do now

Thanks

Annie

Hi Annie. Yes drinking lots of water is important to flush it through. I am always pretty tired after scans, physically and mentally to be honest. Hope you feel less tired tomorrow.

Nigel x 

Thanks Nigel 

Thats just how I feel

Annie

Hi I felt odd after mt PET scan and realised that I hadn't drunk much, certainly they recommend drinking plenty of water afterwards to flush the stuff they inject through your kidneys.

I hope that you are feeling better today. 

Thats a load for your body to cope wit.h.  I dont tend to suffer after CT, but i had a bone scan a couple of weeks ago, and because it was long and lying down for a while, plus two trips to hospita, for dye injection and then for the scan a few hours later, I was knackered. Hope you are recovering

Hi Annie

I’m always exhausted after MRI scans which I think is normal, are usually do sleep most of the next day. I have never experienced feeling really cold but when I’m in the MRI scanner I usually get wrapped up in a blanket

Thank you all for your advice I definitely need to drink more water but after a couple of days in bed I feel a lot better.

That's very pleasing to hear, AnnieCB

Tvman xx

Hi Annie, I had my CT scan and my bone scan 3 days apart, yes I was told to drink plenty of water to flush out the dyes as they were radio active, had a slight headache after the bone scan, between getting the dye and the bone scan i was seen by the urologists for my diagnosis.

I did not like the camera investigation painful, nor the MRI as I don't handle small space very well.

Pleased you are ok now, all the best Ulls