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myloginacc

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A side note on radiation
« on: June 27, 2018, 11:34:24 AM »
Disclaimer: I'm no doctor. I'm not offering any kind of medical advice.

I've also received some PMs here "accusing" me of trying to create panic in the forums, but as with anything with a major surgery like this, I feel you should be fully informed about it.

There are are many CLL doctors requesting CT scans in place of plain film x-rays - so they can see the bones better. I'm not going to argue either for or against that, as I lack the medical knowledge and expertise, but I thought everyone should know about both of these procedures and their different levels of radiation exposure.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CT_scan#Scan_dose

CT scans, however, may also be useful in monitoring DVT/blood clots, and preventing terrible health outcomes (that could result in death). Trust your doctors over what you read online, but I see no reason to not be informed about procedures you subject yourself to.

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Quote from: Purushrottam on May 03, 2018, 12:11:32 PM
Yes I do want to add, before doing this surgery, ask yourself if you have optimized your life to the fullest extent possible (job/career, personality, etc).

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Re: A side note on radiation
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2018, 12:03:14 PM »
While we're at it, should we discuss the risks of epidural injection and anesthesia as well?
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Re: A side note on radiation
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2018, 12:40:22 PM »
Quote from: myloginacc on June 27, 2018, 11:34:24 AM
Trust your doctors over what you read online

I would rather say people should mistrust their doctors. Doctors who perform cosmetic surgeries, especially cosmetic LL, belong to the least honest category.
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Re: A side note on radiation
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2018, 01:28:08 PM »
Quote from: hanshi on June 27, 2018, 12:40:22 PM
I would rather say people should mistrust their doctors. Doctors who perform cosmetic surgeries, especially cosmetic LL, belong to the least honest category.

They are full of deceit and lies. Investigate a lot before having surgery. Some testimonials here are completely or partially false. I don’t blame the patients. They had powerful reasons not to post the truth.
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