Third CT scan

I had my third CT scan on Wednesday. This was my first time back at Roswell in two weeks. I had drunk the Barium Sulphate smoothie and was all prepped for the scan, IV line inserted as well, when the nurse asked if I had any questions. I mentioned the reaction I had last time, immediately after my January scan, when my fingers turned red and began to itch. It had been a short half-hour reaction and I had forgotten to mention it to my doctor.

The nurse said I'd had an allergic reaction to the CT scan iodine dye, and that a second reaction could be much worse. I would not be able to go ahead with the CT scan. I would have to be rescheduled for a day when I could be given meds for the reaction, one 12 hours ahead of the scan and one 2 hours ahead of the scan. The IV line was taken out.

In the end the radiologist agreed that I could have the CT scan without the iodine dye, as the GI tract would still show because I had drunk the Barium Sulphate. Now I have to wait and see if my oncologist wants me to have another scan with the iodine dye and the preparatory medicines so the lymph nodes will show. I learned a lesson from this: tell the doctor about all reactions. Oh well.