6 wks pregnant and had a ct scan with contrast

[liaah22]

I am 6 weeks pregnant and had an x ray 2 days ago and had another one yesterday and a ct scan with contrast the doc at the hospital said there was serious complications due to radiation but they said I needed the ct scan to see if  I had a pulmonary embolism

[liaah22]

thank you, Ohalie

[ohalie]

Stay positive. Don't worry. I believe your baby
will be fine :)

[liaah22]

thanks for replying I thought no one will im really concerned now just hopr my baby is ok :"(

[ladylizlegend]

I agree. It's better to be safe than sorry with any kind of possible clotting. I had multiple pulmonary embolism in both my lungs last year. Horrible pain and a week in the hospital. As a consequence, I now have to take heparin twice daily to prevent the possibly of more clots forming. We are already at a high risk for clotting when we are pregnant, so the need for the scans were definitely higher than the risk for baby. PE kills people every day.

[ladylizlegend]

I agree. It's better to be safe than sorry with any kind of possible clotting. I had multiple pulmonary embolism in both my lungs last year. Horrible pain and a week in the hospital. As a consequence, I now have to take heparin twice daily to prevent the possibly of more clots forming. We are already at a high risk for clotting when we are pregnant, so the need for the scans were definitely higher than the risk for baby. PE kills people every day.

[knufrio]

There could be complications from the contrast dye they use, however if you had a pulmonary embolism its very likely it would kill you and baby which is why they took the risk.