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CT while pregnant?

hasenbankhasenbank member
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I'd been having trouble breathing for almost a week now and finally called my GP.  She saw me, thought it was probably my allergies, but to be safe ran some blood work.  Of course, the blood work came back positive and they needed to do a CT to rule out a pulmonary embolism.

I felt like I didn't have a choice.  If there was something wrong we could catch it, but what were the risks?  Then, if I didn't and I did have a PE, what were my options? In the end I went for it, the staff was great.  They covered my abdomen with two protective sheets and the scan was only for my chest, but ugh, what a choice.  Oh and the CT was negative, so that's a huge plus. 

Anyone else had to have a CT while pregnant OR know anything about the medical field?  I'm just paranoid and googling will only freak me out I'm sure. 

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  • southrnbellmeg7southrnbellmeg7
    I'm sorry I can't answer anything about having a CT during PG, but I wanted to say I'm glad you're cleared from a PE, I've had one before.. scary.
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  • Magenta728Magenta728 member

    I don't have knowledge or experience, but a PE is very serious, and I would've done the same thing. So glad it came back fine! 

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  • IncogNeatoIncogNeato member
    You made the right choice and it sounds like they protected LO well. I'm sure it's totally fine!
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  • MrsW0615MrsW0615 member
    A CT of the chest shouldn't be an issue, especially if they made sure to protect your abdomen. I'm assuming they used contrast dye if looking for a PE? The biggest issue with that is it filters through your kidneys. Where your kidneys are already having to do more work with increased blood flow and volume, it's important to drink between 2 and 3 liters of water a day. If you did have a PE, your only option would be the ER. I've had patients with PEs and it's a very quick episode of shortness of breath and panic. You'd need prompt medical attention. I'm glad you went ahead and ruled it out. I have had a CT of chest with contrast to r/o PE, my LO is fine! HTH!
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  • tdmd09tdmd09 member

    Don't google. That's always my advice for pretty much any medical question. Just don't google.

    I think it kind of becomes a risk/benefit ratio thing. If you did have a PE, the chance of you having major problems from it would be worse than anything the CT scan would have done to you. And since they shielded your abdomen, they did everything they could to protect the baby.

    I agree with PP, just drink lots of fluids because the contrast is excreted by your kidneys, but if you have no kidney problems you shouldn't have issues with the contrast.

    I'm glad everything is okay. There's no reason to freak out now. 

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  • hasenbankhasenbank member
    Thanks everyone! That's kind of how I felt.  They did using dye and I was extremely thirsty all day so I know I drank quite a bit of fluids.  So far so good, now let's just hope this dang allergy medicine kicks in.
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