OK, that sucked.
Oct. 21st, 2009 08:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I have never had such a violent reaction to contrast before. About an hour after the PET scan finished I suffered a really bad case of intestinal distress, and just feel like people have taken hammers to me.
After a mostly-sleepless night, I called in.
Of course, it might not be the contrast (although calling sick because of radioactive sugar was one of the best excuses ever) but maybe something I picked up walking around.
kshandra hasn't been feeling well since her flu shot. I suspect she caught something while waiting for the shot and I may have gotten it from her.
Whee.
This morning I woke up in so much general pain that I took a vicodin.
After a mostly-sleepless night, I called in.
Of course, it might not be the contrast (although calling sick because of radioactive sugar was one of the best excuses ever) but maybe something I picked up walking around.
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Whee.
This morning I woke up in so much general pain that I took a vicodin.
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Date: 21 Oct 2009 15:23 (UTC)no subject
Date: 21 Oct 2009 15:57 (UTC)Glad I was in a hospital when we figured that one out.
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Date: 22 Oct 2009 01:51 (UTC)no subject
Date: 22 Oct 2009 02:32 (UTC)So your body may have just not liked all that sugar. Or, knowing how weird you are, your body might not have liked having all those positrons in it.
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Date: 22 Oct 2009 07:07 (UTC)Brain or body scans? Although I can't think of any way that FDG could cause a reaction that wouldn't also occur with normal glucose, the crapness is still a bugger; I hope you're back in fighting trim soon.
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Date: 22 Oct 2009 07:18 (UTC)If you've got a body that's sensitive to short-term fluctuations in glucose metabolism (eg: diabetic), there might be an issue there...
The above is just mildly informed speculation on my part, but a bit of time with Google Scholar or the Cochrane Library would probably provide a definite answer. If my speculations are right, diabetes and similar conditions would likely be a known risk indicator for adverse outcomes with FDG-PET.