Guest guest Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 I had this done and it was a piece of cake. It didn't bother my liver at all. My galbladder looked okay on ultrsound but the HIDA Scan showed it to be 85% diseased. Good luck I will be thinking of you, The WV Hillbilly Ellie ONeill <elliejoan7@...> wrote: I am supposed to go in for a HIDA Scan this next week. Has anyone had this scan? I am concerned because they are supposed to shoot some radioactive dye into you that travels through the liver and into the gallblatter. Eventhough my GI is recommending this, wouldn't that radioactive stuff be damaging to the liver? Always wishing everyone well....Ellie --------------------------------- Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Thanks for that reply, , I feel better about the procedure already. Ellie BRENDA MYERS <bsmyers1@...> wrote: I had this done and it was a piece of cake. It didn't bother my liver at all. My galbladder looked okay on ultrsound but the HIDA Scan showed it to be 85% diseased. Good luck I will be thinking of you, The WV Hillbilly Ellie ONeill <elliejoan7@...> wrote: I am supposed to go in for a HIDA Scan this next week. Has anyone had this scan? I am concerned because they are supposed to shoot some radioactive dye into you that travels through the liver and into the gallblatter. Eventhough my GI is recommending this, wouldn't that radioactive stuff be damaging to the liver? Always wishing everyone well....Ellie --------------------------------- Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 If your gall bladder is 85% diseased, does that case you to be concerned, Don't a lot of people have their gall bladder removed??and they live normal lives??? Clara From OR > I am supposed to go in for a HIDA Scan this next week. Has anyone had this scan? I am concerned because they are supposed to shoot some radioactive dye into you that travels through the liver and into the gallblatter. Eventhough my GI is recommending this, wouldn't that radioactive stuff be damaging to the liver? > > Always wishing everyone well....Ellie > > --------------------------------- > Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. > Play Sims Stories at Games. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 I had my gall bladder out years ago....that was when they discovered the AIH! Glad I had the surgery! Debby [ ] Re: HIDA Scan If your gall bladder is 85% diseased, does that case you to be concerned, Don't a lot of people have their gall bladder removed??and they live normal lives??? Clara From OR > I am supposed to go in for a HIDA Scan this next week. Has anyone had this scan? I am concerned because they are supposed to shoot some radioactive dye into you that travels through the liver and into the gallblatter. Eventhough my GI is recommending this, wouldn't that radioactive stuff be damaging to the liver? > > Always wishing everyone well....Ellie > > --------------------------------- > Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. > Play Sims Stories at Games. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Hi everybody, I am respectfully asking for your opinions. I have many gallstones and inflamed gallbladder, discovered year ago. Now, MD asked me to go for HIDA scan. They say the test is " safe " . But here I am eating organics, trying to live healthy and now I voluntarily get injected with radioactive substance?! How dangerous is it, and can I do something before/after the scan to limit the exposure? Thank you very much, Karolina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 just say no... From: Cotek family <coteks@...> Subject: HIDA scan gallstones Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 7:08 AM  Hi everybody, I am respectfully asking for your opinions. I have many gallstones and inflamed gallbladder, discovered year ago. Now, MD asked me to go for HIDA scan. They say the test is " safe " . But here I am eating organics, trying to live healthy and now I voluntarily get injected with radioactive substance?! How dangerous is it, and can I do something before/after the scan to limit the exposure? Thank you very much, Karolina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Karolina: I also have stones but there is no inflammation. I have been suffering from episodic abdominal pain and this test was prescribed to find out if the GB is playing a part. I got the HIDA scan with Gall Bladder Ejection Fraction (GBEF) on Monday. I was very anxious because I had heard that it can be painful because they cause the GB to squeeze to measure the rate at which bile flows from the GB (GBEF), and if there is something wrong with the GB it may hurt. However the entire scan was completely painless. The tech told me that in the past they would inject the entire medicine (CCK) that caused the GB to contract at once which caused pains in almost all patients, but the new approach is to inject CCK slowly (over 15 minutes) via IV so that the GB squeezes slowly and will not hurt even if it is inflamed. If you are getting the GBEF part done, you may want to call to confirm whether your testing facility will inject CCK slowly or all at once. The radio-active material they use is extremely low dose and does not cause any harm at all. It has a half life of 6 hours and is almost gone from the body in 24-48 hours. The scan results will help assess the level of functioning of your GB. I think you will be able to make better decisions with this information regardless of whether you choose natural cures or consider GB removal surgery. Because of restricted availability of radio-active materials few facilities do the HIDA scan test. You may want to make an appointment as soon as possible which you can cancel if you change your mind. I live in the NY area and I was in line for 4 weeks! Fortunately my test result was negative, which means my GB is not causing my pains. It's good news and bad news; now they are not sure what the problem is! I hope this helps. Thanks PJ From: gallstones [mailto:gallstones ] On Behalf Of Cotek family Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 10:08 AM gallstones Subject: HIDA scan Hi everybody, I am respectfully asking for your opinions. I have many gallstones and inflamed gallbladder, discovered year ago. Now, MD asked me to go for HIDA scan. They say the test is " safe " . But here I am eating organics, trying to live healthy and now I voluntarily get injected with radioactive substance?! How dangerous is it, and can I do something before/after the scan to limit the exposure? Thank you very much, Karolina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 " The radio-active material they use is extremely low dose and does not cause any harm at all. It has a half life of 6 hours and is almost gone from the body in 24-48 hours. " The half life of a 30-06 bullet is a split second. The idea that the radioactive material does no harm is absurd. Read the recent study showing that 10,000 cancers per year are attributed to imaging radiation. Any medical professional that told you the above is in self aggrandized fantasy land. run do not walk from such an individual. And of course, I could be very, very wrong... -D HIDA scan Hi everybody, I am respectfully asking for your opinions. I have many gallstones and inflamed gallbladder, discovered year ago. Now, MD asked me to go for HIDA scan. They say the test is " safe " . But here I am eating organics, trying to live healthy and now I voluntarily get injected with radioactive substance?! How dangerous is it, and can I do something before/after the scan to limit the exposure? Thank you very much, Karolina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 better to err on the side of safety On Feb 18, 2010, at 6:43 PM, Dave Shelden wrote: > " The radio-active material they use is extremely low dose and does not cause > any harm at all. It has a half life of 6 hours and is almost gone from the > body in 24-48 hours. " > > The half life of a 30-06 bullet is a split second. The idea that the radioactive material does no harm is absurd. Read the recent study showing that 10,000 cancers per year are attributed to imaging radiation. Any medical professional that told you the above is in self aggrandized fantasy land. run do not walk from such an individual. And of course, I could be very, very wrong... -D > > HIDA scan > > Hi everybody, > > I am respectfully asking for your opinions. I have many gallstones and > inflamed gallbladder, discovered year ago. Now, MD asked me to go for HIDA > scan. They say the test is " safe " . But here I am eating organics, trying to > live healthy and now I voluntarily get injected with radioactive substance?! > How dangerous is it, and can I do something before/after the scan to limit > the exposure? > > Thank you very much, > Karolina > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 the use of scanner is a bad idea: false alarms and too much radiation, other harms caused by screening, unnecessary biopsies, unnecessary cancer treatment. CT scans involve much higher doses of radiation than standard xrays. a CT scan of the abdomen or pelvis involves a radiation dose 500 tmes that of a chest xray. note: when a child absolutely must have a CT scan for diagnosis purposes, the parent should make sure the dose is adjusted down. Children are often exposed to adult doses of radiation which are higher than necessary to produce a good image judy, cleansing coach On Feb 18, 2010, at 11:32 AM, elan_spire wrote: > > > > > > > Hi everybody, > > > > I am respectfully asking for your opinions. I have many gallstones > and > > inflamed gallbladder, discovered year ago. Now, MD asked me to go > for HIDA > > scan. They say the test is " safe " . But here I am eating organics, > trying to > > live healthy and now I voluntarily get injected with radioactive > substance?! > > How dangerous is it, and can I do something before/after the scan > to limit > > the exposure? > > > > Thank you very much, > > Karolina > > > > Dear Karolina, > > Personally, I would never, ever let anyone even come near me with a > hypodermic needle full of radioactive stuff, much less allow them to > inject it directly into my bloodstream!! > > I am constantly astonished, dumbfounded and appalled at some of the > blatant absurdity and downright insanity of the conventional, > allopathic medical approach, and I'm amazed that so many people have > been so thoroughly brainwashed into believing that submitting to > such invasive procedures as having radioactive substances injected > into their bodies is a good, safe and necessary thing. What kind of > mindless chattel have we become to have been duped by such inane > propaganda! > > It's fantastic that you're listening to your intuition to the point > where you're seriously questioning the wisdom of what your doc is > recommending here! > > Why not start taking proactive steps toward educating yourself about > some more holistic, naturopathic and safe ways of dealing with your > health issues, instead of allowing yourself to be subjected to such > a clearly invasive procedure? > > Since you have joined this list, have you read the list description > on the home page and/or read through the files section and the > archived posts? The reason I ask is because the focus of this forum > is all about cleansing and flushing the liver and gall bladder in > order to improve health, to avoid having to endure potentially > harmful tests, and especially to avoid having essential body parts > sliced out with a scalpel! > > I'd suggest that you start doing some research on alternatives, > particularly liver/GB flushing ASAP. Ask questions here on this > list, do your due diligence, and start learning how you can discover > and address the root-core of your health issues. Focus on finding > ways to tap into and trigger your body's own innate healing wisdom, > rather than letting the medical industrial complex do its testing/ > drugging/surgical number on you. Understand that their only goal is > to attempt to quell your symptoms without doing either much of > anything to help you understand why those symptoms have appeared the > first place, or to empower you with information on what kind of > concrete steps you can take to assist your body to heal itself and > reverse your symptoms. > > Most people seem to either have forgotten, or are just unaware, that > symptoms of chronic illness are simply the body's natural mechanism > in response to a series of imbalances that have built up within us > over time. Such symptoms are a wake up call from within for us to > examine our lives, our lifestyles and our habits more carefully, and > they offer us the ultimate opportunity to make the necessary shifts > that will restore our internal balance or homeostasis, thereby > restoring our good health. > > As you uncover and address the real reasons you are unwell to begin > with, you truly can become empowered to follow safe, effective and > natural paths that will lead to healing yourself naturally from the > inside out. > > Elan > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 PJ, How can they be sure it's not you stones giving you the pain, is the test so conclusive? Thanks for all the info about the test. However, I have decided to refuse the test, I am not afraid of the pain during the test but of the radioactivity. I hope you find what is causing you trouble soon. Good luck, Karolina Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile HIDA scan Hi everybody, I am respectfully asking for your opinions. I have many gallstones and inflamed gallbladder, discovered year ago. Now, MD asked me to go for HIDA scan. They say the test is " safe " . But here I am eating organics, trying to live healthy and now I voluntarily get injected with radioactive substance?! How dangerous is it, and can I do something before/after the scan to limit the exposure? Thank you very much, Karolina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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