Thanks for the info. I have mine on the 20th. Looks like everybody has a little different experience. I do not so well with things giving me nausea. I got sooo sick with having my wisdom teeth out and that's after they gave me anti-nauseous meds. Oh well, I really hope they find whats been causing my digestive issues.

Thanks again for the info :)

Hi there. I wanted to let you know how mine went. I was really nervous about it. In fact, the only part I wasn't worried about was getting the IV. I hardly slept the night before thinking about the procedure. I got there and had an ultrasound done first - no gallstones. Then they took me over to a room that was labeled Nuclear Medicine and sat me in a chair right outside of it. A few minutes later a young guy walked up to me and introduced himself, and said he would be doing my procedure. For a split second I thought... ummm, I wonder how many of these he could've done at his young age... but being only 25 myself I gave him the benefit of the doubt. Big mistake - LOL! He tried getting my IV in my right arm and after digging around for a good 2-3 minutes I asked him if he got it and he said he didn't think so. I asked him if he wanted to try my other arm and he said yes. When he pulled the needle out he said "there's not even any blood so I wasn't even close" - ya think?? Anyway, I gave him my other arm and sat back as he tried it. (Btw, I've never had a problem getting an IV - I've always been told I have good veins). Well he dug around in my left arm and after a minute or so I asked him if he got it this time and he said "I think so" :eek:! He tried injecting some saline to see if he "got it" and I told him that it was really hurting. Its never hurt like that before. Then all of a sudden I had this awful pain and I got REALLY lightheaded! I told him I was about to pass out and he then told me that my vein blew :dizzy:! While I was trying not to pass out he told me he only tries twice and then gets someone else to do it. I just nodded my head in agreement. Long story short the other guy who came over really helped calm me down and did a great job getting the IV in on his first try in my right arm. He then injected the radioactive medication and flushed it with the saline solution.

The other guy (who I now refer to as the kid ;) ) helped me into the room and helped me lay down on the table. I got as comfy as I could and nervously talked to him through the next 90 minutes. I told him I was nervous about the CCK injection because I had heard it can cause nausea. He told that from what he's seen about 90% of people do experience light nausea and mild cramping. He also said that some of these people say they feel like they have a tennis ball kind of sitting in that area. The CCK is administered (by a nurse) over a 6-8 minute time frame. He told me that the nausea starts going away when they stop pushing the medicine in. He said he's seen a couple people actually throw up but those were people who were already really sick and admitted to the hospital. They were already throwing up and just couldn't tolerate the procedure. He also said he's seen a handful of people who didn't experience any side effects at all. I just knew that it would make me sick because I'm so nauseous all the time anyway. The time finally came for the CCK injection. The nurse came in and I told her I was nervous but she said she would talk me through it. She started injecting the medicine and I braced myself for the nausea. Before I knew it she said she was done and that 8 minutes had passed! I didn't experience any nausea or cramping! I did notice a gurgling feeling but it wasn't uncomfortable at all.

I really hope this helps. It wasn't bad at all except for the IV :). I was really relieved and drove myself home afterwards. I get the results in a couple weeks when I go back to see my dr. I will post those when I get them.