SZwanetz
bleunote's Cancer Blog
August 20, 2008
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Wednesday is typically known as Hump Day; the middle of the week, where you go out and unwind and look forward to your weekend. Well, for me, Hump Day was a disaster.
It all started out this morning when I picked up my Banana Smoothie. I was prescribed 2 bottles of Barium Sulfate for a CT scan I was scheduled to have at 1:45PM today. I picked them up at the pharmacy, opened the 1st of 2 nasty, chalky liquid containers and began to sip it slowly in my car on the drive home. After the second sip, my throat became numb and then began to close. It felt like I had a huge lump on the right side of my throat and it was difficult to swallow. I tried not to panic.
When I arrived home I decided to call the hospital pharmacy and inquire about the possibility of having an allergic reaction to the smoothie. I was transferred, after the pharmacist decided I should not take anymore of it, to a nurse. She asked me a myriad of questions then advised me to go straight to the emergency room.
Needless to say I have an allergy to Barium Sulfate. I have no idea what’s next. The Oncologist ordered this last test for me before I begin Chemo.
Thanks for your support -
That’s quite interesting. What can you take instead? Hopefully nothing worse tasting ugh :P!
Sorry to hear that you had a bad reaction. I did not even know that you can be allergic to Barium. I hope you’re okay. Hope tomorrow will be a better day :)
Yuyu
Hi , that stuff is just to nasty!
Welcome to the family.
I spend my summer in Morro Bay Ca.
The winter in AZ. the best of both worlds.
Keep us posted on what is going on.
Hug Sherri
Hope there is a less traumatic method of testing. I can only imagine how nerve wracking it must have been to take a swig of that junk and feel your throat closing up. Glad you learned of your reaction without more serious problems.
keep us posted about alternatives.
Blessing
Mac
I wonder if its the barium, or the banana? Wow! I hope you’re feeling better. I’m sure there’s another way to get what the doctor needs from that test. Good luck!
I was going to tell you that my oncologyst told me that I have been very sensitive to the chemo and side effects and most people don’t end up in the hospital and with all the side effects, but the you wrote about being allergic to the barium and I thought Oh my, how horrible. So I pray you will have and easier time from here on out and if you have any questions or if I can help in any way possible you can email me at Angelwthwingz@comcast.net
Blessings.
Hi, Sonia.
It seems like I will be going a similar path of treatment, chemo first. I will start mine on the first week of September. I pray for both of us to go through this as winners.
Dear Sonia;
Is the barium given to patients who are having a certain part of the body CT’d? or does everyone have to have it before a CT? I am having one in Nov. and would like to be prepared for what I have to take for it. Thanks. Weezie
Hi, Sonia!
Glad to hear about you and your mom reuniting. This type of things brings families unpredictably closer sometime, as mine was!
How was yout CT Scan?
I did whole body CT Scan yesterday, and now I am so obsessed and fearful of the results. My mind is busy going with “what if it has spread to…”. I’m trying to relax and keep positive.
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