Very fresh on my mind- last week in fact.
I had my first CT scan. Have had a contrasting MRI previously with no problems. I was asked about contrast and told them I had some for the MRI a couple years ago at the same hospital and not a problem. She told me CT uses a different contrast-GBAC but they have had only 2 reactions in 10 years. Since I usually am not affected by meds, I told her to proceed.
The first set was without GB. I had a saline IV so she began injecting the GB. I told her I felt it going up my arm and down my side but was okay. So she put me inside and not 10 seconds later before she walked out, I told her that my throat is feeling odd. Within another 10 seconds it felt like it was closing on me! She pulled me out and hit the button for help! I ended up vomiting for several minutes on an empty stomach which was no fun. I recovered enough after about 5 minutes and we finished the scans.
SO, I am one of the few and don’t want to go through that again, but I only needed time to calm down.
In my case it went right to my groin area. Soon after I found a cartilage like mass just inside my body cavity. I suspect it is more prevalent then they want to admit.
I had a friend who had a really bad reaction to gadalinium she looked like she had been punched in the face a bunch of times.
But it got her a covid vax medical exemption
The same thing happened to me during my last CT scan. Dry heaves.
Funfunfun…
Bkmk