DAT

[kaypeeoh]

Tomorrow I'm having the DAT scan in Mystic, CT.

[qazwsx11]

It's not a hard test, but make sure you have support with you. I took it on my own and on the way out I saw the Dx confirming image in the technicians screen. While I knew for months I had Parkinson’s, it affected me quite a bit. All the best.

[NellieH]

Mystic science.

Will be thinking of you. Keep us posted.

[kaypeeoh in reply to NellieH]

The whole ordeal was no ordeal. They handed me a pill to swallow. An hour later an IV injection was given. Then they said go to lunch, be back in two hours. We found a restaurant near Dogfather's Grooming and across the street from Hair Cutterie. I laid on an exam table. Felt-covered vise grips clamped my head. It took one hour. Initially someone was playing a recording of waves on a beach. Later I think I heard Carlos Nakai.

Dr Google warned of nausea and possible vertigo. Never happened and five hours later no problems. I see the doctor in two weeks for the results.

[sharron2]

My husbands' dat scan did not confirm Parkinson's, but he responds to sinemet and has classic tremor and other symptoms.

[kaypeeoh in reply to sharron2]

Did they give you a reason for the tremors since the DAT scan was negative? The DAT scan means the body is not producing enough dopamine so....?

[Kwinholt]

My DATScan was a definite confirmation that I had Parkinson’s. My Neuro went over all the films with myself and my husband and could definitely see the deficit in my brain. Confirmation for us but also a very sad day. That was almost 9 years ago. Take care. Karen

[kaypeeoh in reply to Kwinholt]

Did they give you a reason for the tremors since the DAT scan was negative? The DAT scan means the body is not producing enough dopamine so....?

[Kwinholt in reply to kaypeeoh]

When I was first diagnosed 9 years ago I didn’t have tremors. Mine started with dystonia. I couldn’t walk. The dr first though it was MS and I had an MRI on my brain looking for lesions in my brain. That was negative on that. My tremors have began and progressed within the last 2 years. Good luck. Karen

[Kwinholt in reply to Kwinholt]

Also my DATScan was positive for Parkinson’s? K

[kaypeeoh in reply to Kwinholt]

Initially I was diagnosed with MS. In the emergency clinic they noticed my tremor. After two years on weekly Tysabri infusions they decided i might not have MS. Then they decided I had APS, a lupus-like clotting disorder. So I was but in anti-clot pills. Then someone decided it's PD. They started with Propranolol but ultimately changed to Sinemet. They're still pushing the Sinemet but I'm not taking it. I was hoping the DAT scan would give a better answer.

[Kwinholt in reply to kaypeeoh]

It should give you a definite answer. I’m on Cd/Ld, ,Azilect, Comtan, Modifinal and I get Botox injections every 3-4 months in my leg, foot to help with my Dystonia. When do you get your results? Karen

[kaypeeoh in reply to Kwinholt]

In two days, not the two weeks I had originally assumed.

[Jockboy17]

a normal scan will show the basal ganglia with two full commas, mine was one side a full comma the other side a period......abnormal....confirmed the dx.

[Kwinholt]

Have you received your results from your DATScan? K

[kaypeeoh]

Tomorrow