sunonwaves
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Hi all
Hoping we can get your thoughts on this situation..
My fiance is feeling concerned as he had his first visit to see the surgion since the op.
The surgion said he feels happy with his progress and that he would like to have a CT Scan in 3 months (the op was a month ago) and then another one at 6 months and then one every 1 - 2 years after that.
Considering that he is only in his early 30's and has had 3 CT scans in 12 months now, he is really not wanting to have another CT Scan again unless it 100% has to be done.
He didnt want to have a CT scan before the operation and would have much preferred a MRI however his surgeon said it was to difficult to organise a MRI :confused2: and said it wouldnt give as much detail, so he went along and had the CT scan.
Due to complications with the surgery (Bentals procedure) he is now pacemaker dependant, so he cant have MRI's fro now on.
We mentioned to his surgeon that he really didn't feel comfortable with having so many CT scans planned in the future, and the surgeon didnt say anything and just booked it in for a few months time from now, so we thought we had no other choice, that was until we started looking around this forum we have since found that most people who have had the same procedure have never had to have a CT scan post op, and most just have an echo, which he would MUCH prefer.
He has had at least 5 echos post surgery and they have all looked fine, he just had some fluid which has gone down now.
We are just confused as to why he demands CT scans when it sounds like there is a possibility to be able to have echos instead.
Its not that the surgeon thinks there is a worry with the surgery, he simply seems to think its general procedure.
We are quite confused by it all and would love to get your feedback and see if you had a echo or xray or CT scan after your op, and your thoughts on the situation
Thanks in advance!
Hoping we can get your thoughts on this situation..
My fiance is feeling concerned as he had his first visit to see the surgion since the op.
The surgion said he feels happy with his progress and that he would like to have a CT Scan in 3 months (the op was a month ago) and then another one at 6 months and then one every 1 - 2 years after that.
Considering that he is only in his early 30's and has had 3 CT scans in 12 months now, he is really not wanting to have another CT Scan again unless it 100% has to be done.
He didnt want to have a CT scan before the operation and would have much preferred a MRI however his surgeon said it was to difficult to organise a MRI :confused2: and said it wouldnt give as much detail, so he went along and had the CT scan.
Due to complications with the surgery (Bentals procedure) he is now pacemaker dependant, so he cant have MRI's fro now on.
We mentioned to his surgeon that he really didn't feel comfortable with having so many CT scans planned in the future, and the surgeon didnt say anything and just booked it in for a few months time from now, so we thought we had no other choice, that was until we started looking around this forum we have since found that most people who have had the same procedure have never had to have a CT scan post op, and most just have an echo, which he would MUCH prefer.
He has had at least 5 echos post surgery and they have all looked fine, he just had some fluid which has gone down now.
We are just confused as to why he demands CT scans when it sounds like there is a possibility to be able to have echos instead.
Its not that the surgeon thinks there is a worry with the surgery, he simply seems to think its general procedure.
We are quite confused by it all and would love to get your feedback and see if you had a echo or xray or CT scan after your op, and your thoughts on the situation
Thanks in advance!