KCJ506
01-12-15, 05:17
Within the last couple of months I've had various CT scans and X-rays done due to a fall I had in October. I've had scans done on my head which initially showed I had bleeding on the brain, but after having another scan it showed that there wasn't any bleeding, just bruising. I've also had scans done on my left shoulder because I fractured it when I fell and I had to wear a sling for a month.
Well around the beginning of November I had another CT scan on my head done and it came back normal. But just yesterday I went to see a neurosurgeon and he ordered another CT scan to maybe find out what was the cause of me falling. And then I just recently found out that too much radiation exposure can possibly cause problems sometime later on. Should I be concerned? Especially having several of them done only within the last couple of months? I've heard that MRI's are much safer. Is it too late to ask to have that done instead?
Well around the beginning of November I had another CT scan on my head done and it came back normal. But just yesterday I went to see a neurosurgeon and he ordered another CT scan to maybe find out what was the cause of me falling. And then I just recently found out that too much radiation exposure can possibly cause problems sometime later on. Should I be concerned? Especially having several of them done only within the last couple of months? I've heard that MRI's are much safer. Is it too late to ask to have that done instead?