Myocardial Perfusion Scan

[retrocop]

Has any ABer had experience or knowledge about this procedure please. I am off to the Royal Brompton bright and early on Wednesday.
I am aware that like other scans a contrast dye,or in this case ,a radioactive media is injected into the veins via a cannular.
I have also been advised to avoid prolonged close contact (1metre) to children 11years and younger.
My wife,who has worked on various wards in her 40year nursing career, informs me that in-patients on wards had seperate toilet cubicles to those not glowing in the dark. Is this still true.
I find this a little bemusing and possibly problematical as we only have one downstairs toilet in our house. Looks like I may have to rummage around in the attic for the old 'thunderpot'.

[Sqad]

No, I have not had a radio-active scan and yes I am sure that some ABer has.
in the meantime.......you are only "radioactive" for a couple of hours for those contacts to be at slight risk, that is for pregnant women and children......as for seperate toilets, i shouldn't bother.

[retrocop]

Thanks Sqad
The avoidance time depends on whether they use Technetium or Thallium with regard to child contact. Up to 3 days.
Will I be able to get up in the night and pass water without the need to put the light on? :-)

[Sqad]

LOL.....yes, but don't stay in a Brighton Hotel with a girl called Raquel..........;-).......if you do then don't drink the bedside bottled water.

[retrocop]

Lol.

[MargoTester]

Especially if it's Peckham Spring :-)

[SlackAlice]

I've had a similar radioactive dye injection for Lymph Node biopsy.
Apart from the usual warnings about pregnant women and children it's generally only for a few hours.
What was more disconcerting was being followed from the injection room to the scanner by a porter carrying a 'radiation hazard' sign and a handheld Geiger counter!!

My toilet didn't glow but the water was a very bright green ☺☺☺