CT scan

FormerMember
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Please can anyone who has had a CT scan tell me what happens? what you wear? how long it takes? what is waiting time for mastectomy after scan?

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi cupboardlove welcome to this part of the forum. You will most likely be asked to strip and put on a hospital gown to go into the Scanner the Scanner is like a big doughnut and you lie on a trolley bed  which slides into the machine and it is open at both  ends. I imagine it can take up to 20-30 minutes but maybe less.

    The scan forms part of the treatment pathway for you so it shouldn't delay surgery but rather give them a bigger picture of your Cancer if that makes sense..

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    FormerMember in reply to FormerMember

    Thank you so much for explaining what will happen!! I'm happier now x

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    I’ve had many ct scans. I’ve always just wear ordinary clothes. The only thing they check is that you don’t have a wired bra on.  The scan is normally about 5 mins but the prep and resting afterwards takes it to about 20 mins.  Each health board must have their own method.