Hi all,
I have to go for a bone scan next Wednesday morning because my Mum has oestopororsis and I've now reached the menopause. The scan sounds very simple as it's only like a circular x-ray arm that hovers over my body moving from hips to toes.
This part doesn't concern me at all, what worries me is that in the literature it says it takes 15 - 20 minutes to carry out the procedure and I know that I won't be able to lie still for that long :shock: Even when I'm in my lovely comfy bed at night I'm always twitching and turning I seem to get settled in a comfy position for about 5 mins and then my arthritis starts begging me to move and I can think of nothing else till I do.
I'm trying to be practical and will take my MP3 player with me to try to concentrate on that but what happens if I move will they have to start all over again :shock: ? Does anyone know :?:
Luv Legs
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Don't know whether it is the same but I had a CT scan today and the letter that came said it would take 15/ 20 mins and like you I was worried about lying still- but it only took 5 mins and when I asked (more worried about coughing at the moment)about coughing the radiologist said she would tell me when I had to be still and not to worry. It was very quick and easy and in fact I was back in my car on the way home by the time I should have been in the scanner (very efficient at my local hospital!!!).
Love Kate x
If its a BDS then your wedged in one position to stop you moving about and it takes about 10 mins. Any problem then it is start again. They had 2 photocopies of me as they really didn't believe the first one.
Guess its tie-down time or else. I promised never to mention the pink, fluffy handcuffs
Joseph 8)