Hi everyone.
I just wanted to ask if anyone else had a reaction to the Iodine tracer that you have whilst having the CT scan and mapping before treatment. I had mine last Friday afternoon and when I woke up on Saturday morning I had the shock of my life. Who was this thing looking back at me from the mirror? My face was that swollen along with my ears that my earrings had stuck in them!! I ended up at A& E for 5.5 hours and given steroids and antihistamines, it’s taken 5 days for my face to go down but now I seem to have a very sore lump in my neck, which I’m hoping it’s my lymph node doing its job. I will obviously get this checked out at my doctors tomorrow. I’m just curious to know if this happened to anyone else.
I hope you all had the best Christmas that you could of and let’s hope next year is ours xxx
Hi Maljay ,
Firstly welcome to the MacMillan Online Community although I’m really sorry to hear of your recent diagnosis.
This sounds like a typical allergic reaction but nevertheless awful! It must have been a terrible shock when you saw the swelling! I hope everything has settled with the help of the antihistamines & steroids. I also hope you were able to enjoy your Christmas.
Nicola
