Entry #166: Further Updates
I chose not to go in for my CT scan today. The risk is just too great in my opinion; allow me to explain. Due to my history of kidney disease - and the fact that most IV infusions used for CT scans are toxic to the kidneys - I have to have a bolus of IV fluids before the infused CT scan, and an additional bolus of IV fluids afterwards, in order to flush the dye used in the CT scan out of my system once I got done with the scan. I may have explained earlier that the fluids I would be given are... Sign in to see full entry.