CT Scans

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Kay wrote--

I can give you a bit of info on this. My hubby has done CT's, off and on,

for over 10 years now. The sedation is usually an oral one. My hubby always

insists that the child be hooked up to a pulseoxymeter (may not be spelled

right - as Celeste has so wonderfully put it before, the oxygen

finger-thingy). It works best if your child is tired before they give the

sedative and it's a very short acting one. If the child is not tired, often

it won't work and they'll give the child a stronger dose. The first time our

son was given this type of sedative, were advised to wake him up at 1:00 am

and keep him awake till the exam (scheduled at 8:00).

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When Tom had his CT Scan, he was 4 and we *thought* he might make it through

without having to be sedated. He did get through one " view " without sedation,

but kept yawning for the second view so they had to then sedate him. They first

tried a short acting type of sedative - through his nose, which was awful. That

didn't work, so they went to plan B, which was an IV. It was really hard

watching my baby go through all this. I say this not to scare you - it's nice

that there appear to be other options.

Barbara

P.S. - can't believe this is Digest #300 - way to be go!