Dispatch No. 79 from the Cancer Front

[scoop51]

Last week, I had another CT scan, ordered by my oncologist. My onco doc always orders it with contrast dye. There are two types of dye: one is injected into a vein at the time of the scan (more on this one later). The other dye comes in the form of a drink that I have to take on an empty stomach in half hour intervals leading up to the scan, with

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[markbuster]

Really glad that things went pretty well! So-- this dye injection may become far more popular if they start promoting it as inject-a-orgasim. lol. AND, lol about the junkies-- I have LONG said the same thing, when people come here for tests and they have shot veins. I have asked "Why the hell are we spending 45 minutes trying to stick her, when there is a room of people FAR more expert than us".

[scoop51]

I asked the tech what effects, if any, men feel from the dye. She said they feel like they have had a good dose of Viagra! Men get all the fun!

:)

[anonymous]

That's great to hear! - Stef