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[Macelott2]

Thinking of asking if hubby can have DaTscan, anyone had one,dx pd 30yrs.

[etterus]

I had one iin 09 after 7 years of roller coaster symptoms. It's easy to do. It confirms substantial nigra degradation.

[Ken_Butler]

I had one about 5 years ago it's a simple procedure. They inject a radioactive dye into you and 3 hours later they do the scan which is a bit like an MRI scan exept yup don't go in a tunnel.

[soup]

Do you doubt he has Parkinson's?

[froggatt55]

yes Scan, I had a Datscan when I was first diagnosed 12 years go - the procedure was simple - a pill to switch off your Thyroid, then the scan (during which I fell asleep) the n a pill to switch back on your thyroid

Kind regards

[michaela13]

Yes had one and it showed the dopamine. It was fine. You have to wait a few hours though after they give you an injection.

[Beckey]

It is great to hear people talking about how easy it is since I'm scheduled to have one Friday! You've decreased my tension level to the tune of about 100 percent.

[mikael]

I cannot have a MRI because of the closeness but the Dat Scan was a breeze and let us know exactly how I stood....

[Hikoi]

After 30 years? What do you hope to find out.

Patients are injected with a radioactive dye which travels to the brain and is picked up on a screen by a camera called SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomographic imaging).