[cancercured] Re: PET scan toxicity?

Dave, I respectfully question where you got your information from.

Here is where I got mine, with the pertinent information capitalized
by me:

http://www.affiliatedpet.com/patients.html

How does a PET scan work?

A PET scan is completely painless, with no side effects. After
fasting for 4-6 hours, you will receive an intravenous injection of
radioactive glucose tracer. There is no danger from this tracer and
the RADIATION EXPOSURE IS SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU MIGHT RECEIVE FROM A CT
SCAN. After the injection, you will need to wait about 45 minutes to
one hour to allow the tracer to be distributed throughout your body.
During the scan you will be asked to lie on a padded table that
passes slowly through the scanner. The scanner resembles a CT
scanner, but has a much larger opening. Some people fall asleep
during the scan. The scan may take 45 to 60 minutes while you rest
quietly.

Also, with regard to the tracer, it is a fact that there are people
who are severely allergic to these. In "Cancer As A Turning Point,"
author Lawrence LeShan tells of the tremendous value of saying NO to
medical authorities, and illustrates it with the case of a woman who
knew she was allergic to CT scan tracer dye, but who allowed a doctor
and nurse to talk her into allowing them to inject her with it, and
how in less than 2 minutes she was dead.

Finally, as I said in my direct reply to Cyndi, one should ALWAYS
question ANY test a doctor wants to run, provided one is not in an
emergency situation, and provided one is conscious,(in which case one
should have a surrogate asking the questions for one.)

Respectfully and with best wishes,

Elliot

--- In cancercured@yahoogroups.com, Dave <feltdd@...> wrote:
> Cyndi, PET scans are one of the safer scanning methods. A very
slightly
> radioactive fluid is typically injected into your body, allowed to
> circulate for awhile, then scanners are used to determine what
portions
> of the body have absorbed the fluid - typically cancer tumors
etc... The
> scanning itself has no radiation or other harmful effect, and the
> radioactive fluid will have largely died away within just a few
hours.
>
> Generally speaking, quite safe. Nothing like X-Rays (which can do
> permanent damage.. MRIs are also quite safe.
>
> See http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=PET&bhcp=1#5
>
> Probably want to thoroughly flush your system with lots of clean
water
> afterwards, anything to get good fluid exchange going. And don't
plan on
> going thru the airport for a day or two just in case..

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