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Topic: spect scan - should i be afraid? (radiation, etc)

jaykay
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I'm pretty chemically sensitive..
Have very bad neuro symptoms (electrical, buzzing, brain feels like lava lamp).
I'm better than I was (being treated now).
But don't want to get worse.
Scared spect will make me worse.
Also radioactive tracer -- I'm afraid.
Should I be?

-jaykay

[ 15. November 2007, 07:48 PM: Message edited by: Jenifer ]

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bettyg
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no spect experience here; but i have chemical sensitivity; up we got for answers.

good luck!

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Lymetoo
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Beverly
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Hi jaykay,

I have had two Brain SPECTS with no major ill effects. I did get a worse headache right after,(like a herx) but I feel it really helped my doctor with my Lyme Diagnosis.

My second Brain SPECT showed improvement, so for me it did not make my brain worse.

Good luck to you.

Just sharing my experience.

[ 15. November 2007, 07:49 PM: Message edited by: Jenifer ]

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feelfit
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Hi jaykay,

I am scheduled for a SPECT too, when I was having my MRA I went to talk to the SPECT people.

They said that the tracer has less radioactivity than a chest x-ray. I'm comfortable with that. They also said that the tracers half life is very short so your body will get rid of it quickly.

Hope this helps.

[ 15. November 2007, 07:50 PM: Message edited by: Jenifer ]

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joalo
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I didn't experience any bad reactions to mine. In fact, the test itself wasn't bad at all. The worst part was driving 90 minutes to San Francisco and trying to find a place to park...

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Sick since January 1985. Misdiagnosed for 20 years. Tested CDC positive October 2005. Treating since April 2006.

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