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Cancer Support

hedgehog

(36,286 posts) Fri Nov 6, 2015, 11:35 AM Nov 2015

I hate the period between CAT scans wondering

if the next one will be bad news.

On the plus side, I told my husband I finally figured out what was bothering me about so many CAT scans - in the back of my mind, I was afraid they'd give me cancer - in 20 years!

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I hate the period between CAT scans wondering (Original Post) hedgehog Nov 2015 OP

why when we get these scans must the temperature be 41 degrees ? olddots Nov 2015 #1

I find the noise to be much worse than being in a tube - hedgehog Nov 2015 #2

Do you have to drink the quart of "drink" hedgehog Nov 2015 #3

I do the same thing BuelahWitch Nov 2015 #4

Yeah Tab Dec 2015 #5

olddots

(10,237 posts)

1. why when we get these scans must the temperature be 41 degrees ?

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:22 PM

Nov 2015

there is nothing pleasant about scan ziaty .Wow have you had an MIR yet bring ear plugs .

hedgehog

(36,286 posts)

2. I find the noise to be much worse than being in a tube -

Reply to olddots (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:24 PM

Nov 2015

although the last MRI machine I was in wasn't that noisy.

hedgehog

(36,286 posts)

3. Do you have to drink the quart of "drink"

Reply to olddots (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:25 PM

Nov 2015

before your scans?

BuelahWitch

(9,083 posts)

4. I do the same thing

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 10:10 PM

Nov 2015

My next one is January 6 .

Tab

(11,093 posts)

5. Yeah

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Sat Dec 5, 2015, 12:58 PM

Dec 2015

You might have cancer tonight!

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