Guest guest Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Ebony, you had the contrast dye? I had to have that for my some of my MRIs, I had a terrible reaction the first time! I started shaking, and swelled up like a balloon. That MRI was no good, I couldn't be still enough because of the shaking. Twice after that, my rheumy had to drain fluid from my knee, tons of it. He told me to take 40 mg of prednisone the morning of any MRI with the contrast dye, and extra vicodin to get through it. I've had 3 more, and got through all of them with minor problems - like a headache. Also, general sedation will make you feel bad for a couple of days, too - I was warned about that for my lumpectomy. Hang in there, girl. On Jan 8, 2008 4:13 AM, Ebony <stillbreathing29@...> wrote: > > Hi Bonnie, > > Thank you for the prayers. I went in for chest pain dxd as pleurisy, > and in doing xray and ct scan they found enlarged lymph nodes in > multiple places. No infection. So they biopsied a large one under > the arm. Lot of ivp dye, contrast also, deep general sedation so I > feel all of those things are causing the symptoms I am having now > but it could just be the procedure making me weak and giving the > headache. Either way I will be resting and drinking water. > > Thanks and congratulations on finding your birth daughter. > > Blessings, > Ebony > -- South Pasadena, CA / Lilydale, MN You can see my galleries at http://www.pbase.com/arenared986 M. Schulz - " All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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