I had a hida scan with cck today.
Gallbladder showed up fine, although
before it showed up there was some
radioactive material seen in small
intestine too (does this mean anything
significant?). About 10 minutes after
they started the cck my abdominal pain was
replicated -- ouch! But apparently my
gallbladder emptied within the 35 minutes
they scanned. Might I still have a low
injection fraction even though it appeared
to empty pretty fully? What does the pain
mean? I won't have the actual results for
1-2 days and I wondered if someone who's
gone through this had an experience
similar to mine? Thanks in advance for
anything you can tell me.
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hmdoyle00
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My Two Cents Posted: 09-09-04 07:40am
Unfortunately, having pain during the cck
injection doesn't necessarily mean
anything. I'm not sure what the material
in the small intestine means, I hope that
your doctor will be able to tell you more
about that. It sounds like if the
gallbladder completely emptied in 35
minutes, you will probably get a normal
result on the test. Can I ask what types
of symptoms you have that prompted you to
get this test done? I ask because I have
had the same test, only 20% ejection
fraction. They want to take my
gallbladder out but I am debating whether
or not to have the surgery. Hope you are
feeling better soon.
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sharicn
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Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 3 Location: USA
Thanks For Your Reply Posted: 09-09-04 11:36am
I posted below last week about my
symptoms. They're basically the same
now...Upper right quadrant pain,
especially after eating, but occasionally
randomly throughout the day. Still some
gassiness and bloating feelings, but not
as bad as before. Sometimes the pain
seems to radiate to my back as well. A
lot of tenderness in the urq area too. I
think you're right, that the tests are
going to come back "normal." it's
frustrating to think that i'm going to
have to undergo even more tests to figure
this out. All I know is that it hurts
and I want it to stop. As for the pain
with the cck, i've heard different things.
Some docs say it can happen to anyone
and it doesn't matter, some say it's cause
for gallbladder removal. There's even
debate about how to administer it (all at
once or over a long period). Mine was
done through iv over a 30 minute period.
Pain didn't start until about 10 minutes
in, then lasted the rest of the time. It
will be intetresting to see what my doctor
says. I'll try to post an update when I
find out more. Thanks again for your
info! Hope everything goes well for you.
i had a hida scan with cck
today. Gallbladder showed up fine,
although before it showed up there was
some radioactive material seen in small
intestine too (does this mean anything
significant?). About 10 minutes after
they started the cck my abdominal pain was
replicated -- ouch! But apparently my
gallbladder emptied within the 35 minutes
they scanned. Might I still have a low
injection fraction even though it appeared
to empty pretty fully? What does the
pain mean? I won't have the actual
results for 1-2 days and I wondered if
someone who's gone through this had an
experience similar to mine? Thanks in
advance for anything you can tell
me.
it is normal to have some of the
radioisotope in the small intestines
during a hida scan, especially after cck
injection. Excessive activity in the
bowels, (rapid bowel transit) can
sometimes make calculating the ejection
fraction difficult.
The pain is a common adverse reaction
to the cck. A slow (over 10 to 15
minutes) injection of cck usually makes
this pain more tolerable.
Unless you know what you're looking
at on the scan, you can't be sure what the
ejection fraction is until the data is
analyzed and verified by the radiologist.
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Gullblader Surgery Posted: 01-14-05 12:10pm
I recently had a hida scan and after th e
2nd injection I had bad cramps.
They say my gull bladder is funtioning at
14%. I also had some other problems in
the past 2 year with blood in my urine and
when my urology doctor sent me in for a
mri of my kidney they also showed that my
gullbladder was filled with slug. Some
people have gull stones and some have this
slug that blocks the tube..I have never
had much pain instead I have a lot of gi
problems . When I eat it feels like it's
stuck and it take so long to digest. I
also feel like something is stuck in my
throat and always have to drink alot of
water. My gullbladder is set to be
removed next tuesday or wednesday. I am
like everyone else very scared but very
hopeful that I will be able to eat without
getting this bloated feeling....Good luck
to everyone!!!
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Had An Uncomfortable Hida Scan Done Today Posted: 03-09-06 20:34pm
I had a hida scan done and with the cck my
stomach start cramping like crazy. Any
one out there had that to happen and the
test came back okay.
My doctor did a repeat on me, the first
one showed some abnormality. Wanna to be
sure
