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radiation poisoning
by TJ83153, Jul 22, 2008 10:58PM
I had a carotid stent put in my r neck on 6/23. They couldn't get the thing in so they had to repeat the procedure the next day. Also, I had a cardiac cath done on day 1. I was nauseous right after for about 12 hours. Then I seemed ok for 5 days. Since then it's been a nightmare. Swollen joints in hands and upper arms, knees. Severe pain. Arthritic like sx. Large itchy hives with weird shapes on my hand and neck for a week.My face swelled immensley. I was rushed to the hospital twice a week after the surgery. RA factor, gout, and lyme titre are neg. I have been to 8 docs. No one could figure it out. Then today my PCP got a letter from surgeon in Boston. They feel that I have radiation poisoning. Great!! 2 days of radiation to get a stent in. So how much radiation do you think I actually got wit h all 3 procedures? I still have to have an aortic valve replacement next month. WC is low, RBC low, neutriphils high, platelets are in the middle of norm. Please give me your input. Thank you
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