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Foxx4Beaver:
This is a little out of character for me and the site....but if it can save someone's  life, it'll make me feel a whole lot better.

Anyone getting a CT scan, please be sure to be tested if you are allergic to the dye they use.
My dad went into our local hospital yesterday (3-18-15) to have CT done to check his lungs for a breathing issue. The scan went fine, nothing bad was found....but while he was waiting for the doctor to tell him he could leave, he started coughing, violently...then fell on the floor.
Luckily this happened at the hospital, so within seconds he was being treated with CPR and the electric shocking. Unfortunately it took them almost 15 minutes to get a pulse back...which was not good...but managed to get him in the Critical Care Unit, and semi stable.
They had him hooked up to all kinds of machines, and assisted breathing last night and all of today. His eyes would open periodically for a second here and there...but he was so heavily sedated, we don't know if he actually knew what was going on, or if he even knew my mom, my sister and her husband, and I were there by his side.
Then at 6:15 tonight, he went into arrest again...the doctors tried to stabilize him for a couple minutes, until the doctor came out and told my mom he could not guarantee he would ever be the same, and that they already knew there was substantial heart damage from the 1st heart attack last night, and that this 2nd one would've more than likely caused brain damage as well.
Both my mom and dad promised each other that they would not allow either one to have to be dependent on people to live...so my mom had to make that decision to let him go on the spot...which my sister and I supported 100%.
My dad was one the healthiest people in the world, he went in for a CT scan that could've potentially saved his life...and it ended up killing him.
The doctors do believe this was all caused by an allergic reaction to the dye.

Again, if you or someone you know are getting a CT scan done, be sure to be tested for allergies.

alward25:
Foxx,

I am so sorry for your loss.  I know a lot of folks in that field and they are suppose to screen for that.  I hope that the final preparations go smoothly and that you and your family find comfort and peace any way that you see fit.  Whether you believe in it or not, thoughts and prayers for you guys.

Thanks for the heads up too.

Alex

sandblaster:
Foxx... You have my deepest and most sincere condolences.
I can't even imagine what you are going through.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family...

LukeG:
Foxx, that is terrible news. My deepest sympathies to you and your family. Just know we are here for you.

Brute:
I am very sad and sorry for your loss. I have had the dye before and never thought about that possibility. Thanks for putting it out there.

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