I was asked to fast from the midnight of 26 Jul, so I could be able to do CT scan first thing in the morning.
Arriving 8am at the hospital, registering to the X-Ray department, got changed to special gown and proceeded to waiting room. I was schedule to do chest, abdomen and pelvis (if i remember correctly) CT scan in the morning.
First I was given 1 cup of water, and 30mins later the 2nd cup.
Nurse said it was plain water. I doubted it, I think it must have got some special liquid added on to it.
In between the 2nd and the 3rd cup, the nurse had to insert a needle on my hand to standby for the contrast of bone test later. There are really quite a number of medical terms which I learn lately!
Contrast is a form of liquid inserted to the body to promote better appearance of any kinds of scans. Yeah, to have more contrast to show in the film/result/x-ray, you name it...
Then another 30mins later was the 3rd cup of water, then I was called in to the CT scan room not long after. Considered a pretty quick procedure, but there were a few things which the specialist did to me, like inserting a tampon to the vagina, inserting a colour contrast (dye) to the anal for better 'contrast', better scan. I think the whole lying down process takes about 20minutes.
The dye contrast left me with some burning discomfort in the tummy and weird motion passing thereafter >.<
After the CT scan was done, I was brought to another room to have the bone test contrast (remember the needle?). It was a radioactive contrast! The preparation of the liquid looks very mysterious and everything was handled cautiously. One of the doctors then injected the radioactive into me. This liquid was expected to be flown all over the body in the next 4 hours. Therefore I have to come back 4 hours later for the actual bone scan. Luckily, the drip/needle can be removed immediately, so I could relax in the next couple of hours without anything poked or attached -.-
4 hours passed on, the bone test was a more relaxing one. I had to practically just lie down on a bed with clothes on, even with blanket on (how thoughtful!) and told to relax and sleep — which I really did. The procedure was like a photocopying procedure, except that the plate moves very slowly, really s.l.o.w. to capture every single details. Overall procedure took about 1.5 hours.
End of bone test, I was asked to rest and drink more water in case all the contrast in my body created any side effects.
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