Topic: Dexa scan and nuclear scan (Read 2500 times)

purplenanny · « **on:** May 20, 2018, 05:04:31 PM »

Hi
Has anyone had experience of either?
I am needle phobic so feeling very concerned about the nuclear one!
Any advice welcome
PN x

Dancinggirl · « **Reply #1 on:** May 20, 2018, 06:10:39 PM »

The Dexa scan is totally painless and does not involve needles.
I don't know what the Nuclear one is!! dG x

Katejo · « **Reply #2 on:** May 20, 2018, 06:27:04 PM »

Quote from: Dancinggirl on May 20, 2018, 06:10:39 PM

The Dexa scan is totally painless and does not involve needles.
I don't know what the Nuclear one is!! dG x

Same here. No idea about the nuclear one.

Taz2 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 21, 2018, 03:57:25 PM »

Is it the same as the one used to detect bone cancer? This involves an injection of a very small amount of radioactive substance into a vein. You are then scanned to see whether all areas have taken up the radioactive substance.

Taz x

Smokey1234 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 30, 2018, 01:33:20 PM »

Yes I believe it is I had mine in the cannula I had in hospital

CLKD · « **Reply #5 on:** June 30, 2018, 03:10:19 PM »

Ring the Dept and discuss how the dye is administered? I had one years ago, had they told me it was an all over X-ray I would have fretted less! I had to drink 2 pints in 2 hours and it sounded a lot

that is to pass the radioactive dye through the veins. I had to lay very still. I was also told to keep away from babies and elderly ...........

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