Re: NCC/Mylogram catscans

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When Rick had the dye injected, they simply injected it into the blood

stream through his forearm. He said THAT didn't hurt........but I

can't imagine having it injected into the spine!

Wendi

wrote:

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> Hi everyone,

> I should have posted this earlier.......I am having a

mylogram

> catscan tomorrow morning. They will inject dye into the spine and

then do

> the catscan......i have no idea if this hurts or not but i had such a

bad

> experience with the epidurals they gave me for my c-section that i am

now

> feeling the panic of having something injected into my spine again

and i

> cannot sleep !!!

>

> Has anyone out there had this done before ?? I don't leave untill

8:00 am

> and would appreciate any info on this !!! Like I said I should have

posted

> this earlier !!! nothing like waiting till the countdown to get

answers huh ??

>

> They are doing this test because I have Klippel Feil Syndrome and the

area

> that is effected is C5, C6, C7, T1 there are congenitally fused and

half

> grown vertabrae in this area and this area is an " s " shape and

vertabrae

> have kinda grown this way and that crushing and or intertwined with

> arteries, veins, nerve roots etc. They believe I will need a

decompression

> in this area after I have my Chiari decompression. Thank you for any

> input anyone has for me.

>

> ((((hugs))))

>

> Sam

> so far DX'd with ACM/SM/KFS/TOS and an extra cervical rib growing

into neck