Monday, I had another interesting experience - a Hida-Scan.
A HIDA scan is an imaging test used to examine the gallbladder and the ducts leading into and out of the gallbladder. In this test, also referred to as cholescintigraphy, the patient receives an intravenous injection of a radioactive material called hydroxy iminodiacetic acid (HIDA). The HIDA material is taken up by the liver and excreted into the biliary tract. In a healthy person, HIDA will pass through the bile ducts and into the cystic duct to enter the gallbladder. It will also pass into the common bile duct and enter the small intestine, from which it eventually makes its way out of the body in the stool.
This test went really well for me and I didn't have any issues during the test to speak of. It was really boring though - laying on a gurney for 1.5 hrs. and waiting for the dye to show up on the screen. Then, they added something else to make the gallbladder contract. I could feel a slight cramping feeling as the gallbladder did its thing. I was worried about nausea or dizzyness, but I didn't experience any more of that than what I was already feeling due to a migraine.
I was SICK SICK SICK as a dog even before this test. I ate some MSG or something accidentally at a Mexican restaurant Friday and my body has been in revolt :( I literally could not do anything all day Sunday. I managed to drag myself into work Monday to finish some deadlines, but it was extremely harrowing. I took all day yesterday off trying to recoup and still felt like something the cat drug in! I could not figure out if it was the MSG, my gallbladder, the gallbladder scan, the weather or what. It was extremely worrying. Today I am finally feeling somewhat normal. Friday I go back to the surgeon to hear the results of my Hida-Scan!
- From http://www.ivillage.com/what-done-during-hida-scan/4-n-142347
This test went really well for me and I didn't have any issues during the test to speak of. It was really boring though - laying on a gurney for 1.5 hrs. and waiting for the dye to show up on the screen. Then, they added something else to make the gallbladder contract. I could feel a slight cramping feeling as the gallbladder did its thing. I was worried about nausea or dizzyness, but I didn't experience any more of that than what I was already feeling due to a migraine.
I was SICK SICK SICK as a dog even before this test. I ate some MSG or something accidentally at a Mexican restaurant Friday and my body has been in revolt :( I literally could not do anything all day Sunday. I managed to drag myself into work Monday to finish some deadlines, but it was extremely harrowing. I took all day yesterday off trying to recoup and still felt like something the cat drug in! I could not figure out if it was the MSG, my gallbladder, the gallbladder scan, the weather or what. It was extremely worrying. Today I am finally feeling somewhat normal. Friday I go back to the surgeon to hear the results of my Hida-Scan!