CT Scans

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Wow I get a ct at least once every 3 month yes I have concers but I need them done I just keep my faith you and it really 400x a xray Sent from my iPod

 

Hi All!

   I am scheduled to have a CT scan in January ( it will be my fifth in 3 years) and I am worried about the recent news about CT Scans and cancer.  I had not realized until I read the news report that a CT scan has the same amount of radiation as 100 x rays.  I am wondering how often everyone else has scans and if anyone else is worried about the cancer connection. 

 

 

 R. (53)  Sarcoid/PF  3/2006   Carlsbad, California

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I've had 18 CT's (sometimes two at a time such as neck and chest or

abdomen and pelvis so thats why the count so high) total since June 2007

and I am worried about the risks. Ironically the cause for many of mine

was monitoring my lymph nodes for possible lymphoma. As it turned out

they have not grown since the first one. I am now on an annual basis but

I'm also planning on going to Duke and know they will want their own.

The problem too is getting one to cover all purposes so to scan for

inspiration and expiration and to look at the lymph nodes increases the

total scan. In my case the benefit of monitoring has been felt greater

than the risk of the scans.

If I were on a normal PF routine, I would only want them annually.

However, I would feel benefit in annual scans to make sure nothing new

or different has developed. But thats just me. I could equally argue

against having any while remaining stable and only having another when

noticing a change.

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> Hi All!

> I am scheduled to have a CT scan in January ( it will be my fifth

in 3 years) and I am worried about the recent news about CT Scans and

cancer. I had not realized until I read the news report that a CT scan

has the same amount of radiation as 100 x rays. I am wondering how

often everyone else has scans and if anyone else is worried about the

cancer connection.

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> R. (53) Sarcoid/PF 3/2006 Carlsbad, California

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I get a CTScan every 6 months. I'm not worried about getting cancer - figure

I'll be dead from IPF long before I will get cancer.

Pat

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> Hi All!

> I am scheduled to have a CT scan in January ( it will be my fifth in 3

years) and I am worried about the recent news about CT Scans and cancer. I had

not realized until I read the news report that a CT scan has the same amount of

radiation as 100 x rays. I am wondering how often everyone else has scans and

if anyone else is worried about the cancer connection.

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> R. (53) Sarcoid/PF 3/2006 Carlsbad, California

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I have a question.....I did just terrible on my last PFT's because it was the first time I couldn't stop coughing.....I am wondering if any of you take some cough medication just before having the PFT?

Patti Indianapolis IPF 2007