Re: SPECTS....a

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I have had 3 SPECTS done, a. I had an injection of Radio-

active something or other, then a scan very similar to a CT scan.....

lasted about 20 mins. Then I had to go away for 2 hours..... could

eat and drink normally, and then the scan was repeated. No

problem,and you should not get any kind of reaction. Just take a good

book to read!! My SPECTS have all been abnormal and my doc, who does

a lot of compensation court cases, says it is VERY worth while to

have a SPECT done.

Good Luck,

Anne

> I have an appointment with Dr. Shungu at Columbia University to

have a Spect

> scan done the first week in January. I am having it done mainly so

that I

> will be able to get disability. Could someone who has been through

it please

> post and tell me what it is like? Specifically, is it similar to an

MRI where

> you are in a very confined space for quite a while? Also, I had

read that you

> are injected with something and that this can make you quite unwell

for a day

> or so after. I was told that I would be unable to drive afterwards.

( I don't

> drive anyway due to my regular unwellness.) Any info would be

greatly

> appreciated. Thank you. a

>

> " Do me a favor doc tell me something good. " Blair The

Exorcist

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