CT scan today

[KIMMY60]

Got my CT scan for the arteries today around the heart, pretty nervous because of all the drugs they give you. One to slow your heart, another pill under your tongue yo open the arteries and an injection for dye what ever am I going to feel like during and after am so scared don't react well to any drugs

[JessicaRed]

Hope you got through yr CT ok and all is wellHad mine very recently and even 2 doses of betablocker injections cldnt get me slowed down but they scanned anyway and no gtn spray was needed

Proton scanner at Oxford hosp

Results were ok

[annpavitt250448]

You will be fine. The effects don't last very long. The drug they inject makes you feel as if you are wetting yourself. They will minutes you for A while after. A

[Silvertail]

That sounds like a lot of drugs. I've only ever had the contrast dye.

[KIMMY60 in reply to Silvertail]

I've had it done was a bit scary, had to have a pill under my tongue not to swallow also a canular in my arm they put the dye in and any heart slowing drugs needed. Worst part for me was putting my arms above my head with arthritis in my joints became very painful towards the end

[annpavitt250448 in reply to KIMMY60]

Glad it went well. I know how you feel about arms above head, I had the same.

[KIMMY60 in reply to annpavitt250448]

Don't know how long il have to wait for results whats the usual wait

[annpavitt250448 in reply to KIMMY60]

I got told the basic facts by my consultant after the scan, that there was some furring if arteries, but had a letter a few weeks later to say they wanted to do an angiography to get clearer results. That got delayed as I managed to trip over in our local park and break my humerous bone.😓

[Arghhwhatnext in reply to annpavitt250448]

I had my cardiac catheterization on Wednesday at Royal Devon & Exeter Nothing really to worry about the procedure and they told me what they saw on the same day Home after 3 hours monitoring My result wasn't favourable but that is not to say yours will be the same Hope you have a good result

[annpavitt250448 in reply to Arghhwhatnext]

Ended up with Completely occluded LAD and ended up having a stent. If you look on my history you will see I agreed to go on the ORBITA trial they were running at Basildon cardiothoratic Centre.

[Sleepyzz]

had one last year and was nervous like you but all was much better than I expected. I ended up not needing the second drug. If you can try and calm yourself as much as possible when you are there it will help with your heart rate. It is a weird feeling when the dye goes in but over quickly. They will explain each step to you as it happens so just focus on following the instructions. Hope all goes well for you.