Hey radiologists of /sci/
I was the laymen last week that asked if I should get MRI contrast dye about a week ago. Well, I just wanted to let you know I did, and the good news is I don't have a tumor. The bad news is I may have contracted nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. I just wanted to write to you guys while I still have energy. I know there are a lot of weird groups out there on the internet that cater to vulnerable people that go on to do chelation and other forms of "alternative therapy" for supposed "gadolinium deposition disease" but there may be some merit to those claims. Over the past week, I've gotten intense shooting pains in my arm with prickling sensations, skin tightening with hair loss on my arms and legs, intense brain fog and fatigue that has had me call out of work today and be absolutely dysfunctional there for the past week, and other scary symptoms. Up until yesterday, I was also unable to keep down food for 3 and a half days. I'm not here to make any claims, but I did want to share. I received 20mL of MultiHance, I've always eaten a pretty high protein diet for the past several years, and I used to drink. I'm pretty sure my kidney function was already bordering on kidney disease, based on the vitals I took two months ago.
I fully expect doctors to not find out what is wrong with me, but I would just like to share here. If it is actually NSF, I've already prepared to get my will in order (not that I have any assets to give) but I'm still wanting to talk to people regarding this, especially since if I actually do in fact have NSF, it would be the first for MultiHance.
I don't expect anyone to say anything, but I'll try my best to have a discussion if anyone wants to (or just call me the N word, your preogative). Otherwise this mostly goes out to both the radiologist and the guy who had the tumor from the last thread - I appreciated the advice, and I found the answers I was looking for, but I didn't expect the consequences.
I was the laymen last week that asked if I should get MRI contrast dye about a week ago. Well, I just wanted to let you know I did, and the good news is I don't have a tumor. The bad news is I may have contracted nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. I just wanted to write to you guys while I still have energy. I know there are a lot of weird groups out there on the internet that cater to vulnerable people that go on to do chelation and other forms of "alternative therapy" for supposed "gadolinium deposition disease" but there may be some merit to those claims. Over the past week, I've gotten intense shooting pains in my arm with prickling sensations, skin tightening with hair loss on my arms and legs, intense brain fog and fatigue that has had me call out of work today and be absolutely dysfunctional there for the past week, and other scary symptoms. Up until yesterday, I was also unable to keep down food for 3 and a half days. I'm not here to make any claims, but I did want to share. I received 20mL of MultiHance, I've always eaten a pretty high protein diet for the past several years, and I used to drink. I'm pretty sure my kidney function was already bordering on kidney disease, based on the vitals I took two months ago.
I fully expect doctors to not find out what is wrong with me, but I would just like to share here. If it is actually NSF, I've already prepared to get my will in order (not that I have any assets to give) but I'm still wanting to talk to people regarding this, especially since if I actually do in fact have NSF, it would be the first for MultiHance.
I don't expect anyone to say anything, but I'll try my best to have a discussion if anyone wants to (or just call me the N word, your preogative). Otherwise this mostly goes out to both the radiologist and the guy who had the tumor from the last thread - I appreciated the advice, and I found the answers I was looking for, but I didn't expect the consequences.
