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Originally Posted by Koala77
Hello Sarah. I don't have RSD but I have had bone scans in the past, and they were all performed with me lying flat on their table.
When I first got there, they took a quick scan without any dye...... then injected the dye and did another very quick set of films.
I was then sent away and told to come back 3 hours later. This was to give the bones sufficient time to absorb all the dye.
This final scan was much slower than the others, but all the films were taken with me lying flat on my back.
With the concerns that you have, why don't you ask your doctor if you could have some erect films taken. Most tables in the XRays dept will tilt (I don't know about this scanner though), and some will even allow a patient to stand, but I doubt the Radiographer would change from their norm without a doctor's permission.
.... just a thought.
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Yes, I plan to. After I asked about the position, I was going to ask if either we should just forget the bone scan and the possibility of having RSD, or if there is another way it can be done. If I am laying flat, the results simply will come out as normal with no pooling--which means a lot of money and time wasted for nothing. Thanks for answering my question! =)
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My name is Sarah and I am 25 years old. I have a lot of chronic health problems. Peripheral neuropathy and POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) keep me bedridden the majority of the time. I also struggle with degenerative disc disease, disc desiccation, spondylolisthesis, arthritis, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) with insulin resistance, allergies, sound sensitivities, and other health problems.