Guest guest Posted February 25, 1999 Report Share Posted February 25, 1999 > From (CVID) And, not only am I posting, but doing it twice... :-) So about the MRI - I just had two this year, and they took forever. Both were with contrast (and by the way, the techs both assured me it's very safe contrast, because it's made of galladinium or something like that that most people haven't been exposed to, so they can't have an allergic reaction to it). It does make the test longer, though - they usually do 3-5 series without the contrast depending on what they're looking at, then another few with it. Anyway, each MRI (full set) took about 30-45 minutes. The first time, they said they wouldn't use my port for the contrast in case it clogged it, the second time they didn't seem to care. It's noisy and tight in there, so I think you may want to go with the general or a GOOD dose of Versed/Fentanyl... I don't know if Macey would handle it well, otherwise. I'm pretty good at things like that and still had a hard time not scratching my nose (or even twitching it to get rid of an itch), and even with headphones, it's loud in there. Ursula - are they looking at her hypothalamus and pituitary for the diabetes insipidus? Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 1999 Report Share Posted February 25, 1999 > From (CVID) And, not only am I posting, but doing it twice... :-) So about the MRI - I just had two this year, and they took forever. Both were with contrast (and by the way, the techs both assured me it's very safe contrast, because it's made of galladinium or something like that that most people haven't been exposed to, so they can't have an allergic reaction to it). It does make the test longer, though - they usually do 3-5 series without the contrast depending on what they're looking at, then another few with it. Anyway, each MRI (full set) took about 30-45 minutes. The first time, they said they wouldn't use my port for the contrast in case it clogged it, the second time they didn't seem to care. It's noisy and tight in there, so I think you may want to go with the general or a GOOD dose of Versed/Fentanyl... I don't know if Macey would handle it well, otherwise. I'm pretty good at things like that and still had a hard time not scratching my nose (or even twitching it to get rid of an itch), and even with headphones, it's loud in there. Ursula - are they looking at her hypothalamus and pituitary for the diabetes insipidus? Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 1999 Report Share Posted February 25, 1999 > From (CVID) And, not only am I posting, but doing it twice... :-) So about the MRI - I just had two this year, and they took forever. Both were with contrast (and by the way, the techs both assured me it's very safe contrast, because it's made of galladinium or something like that that most people haven't been exposed to, so they can't have an allergic reaction to it). It does make the test longer, though - they usually do 3-5 series without the contrast depending on what they're looking at, then another few with it. Anyway, each MRI (full set) took about 30-45 minutes. The first time, they said they wouldn't use my port for the contrast in case it clogged it, the second time they didn't seem to care. It's noisy and tight in there, so I think you may want to go with the general or a GOOD dose of Versed/Fentanyl... I don't know if Macey would handle it well, otherwise. I'm pretty good at things like that and still had a hard time not scratching my nose (or even twitching it to get rid of an itch), and even with headphones, it's loud in there. Ursula - are they looking at her hypothalamus and pituitary for the diabetes insipidus? Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 1999 Report Share Posted February 25, 1999 Ursula, It's me again. " With contrast " just means that they are going to do an IV to put a die into the veins so that they can see whatever they are looking for more clearly. The only problem I had with the die was a metallic taste in my mouth that went away in a couple of hours. And it makes the procedure longer because they have to wait for it to circulate -- who knows how long for a child. And does your doctor know about tarry stools? That's definitely something that he or she should know about. In His service, Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 1999 Report Share Posted February 25, 1999 Ursula, It's me again. " With contrast " just means that they are going to do an IV to put a die into the veins so that they can see whatever they are looking for more clearly. The only problem I had with the die was a metallic taste in my mouth that went away in a couple of hours. And it makes the procedure longer because they have to wait for it to circulate -- who knows how long for a child. And does your doctor know about tarry stools? That's definitely something that he or she should know about. In His service, Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 1999 Report Share Posted February 25, 1999 Ursula, It's me again. " With contrast " just means that they are going to do an IV to put a die into the veins so that they can see whatever they are looking for more clearly. The only problem I had with the die was a metallic taste in my mouth that went away in a couple of hours. And it makes the procedure longer because they have to wait for it to circulate -- who knows how long for a child. And does your doctor know about tarry stools? That's definitely something that he or she should know about. In His service, Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 1999 Report Share Posted February 26, 1999 I'm not sure about the contrast. I put a call into my friend but thery're out of town. They'll be back on Monday. I'll call them Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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