CT scan

When we did an MRI on Owen, he was 4 mo and they gave him a suppository of some medication that was like a strong seddative. It put him in a deep lul, not really fully asleep, but he just layed there and he fell asleep a couple of times, once for good until it was over (30 min). He was awake and eating in about an hour after it all.

Oh… that’s too bad he’s been having so many sinus problems! Poor guy! I bet that’s really miserable. I hope that they can get some answers with the CT scan and that it all goes smoothly. I hope they can do the suppository sedative for Aidan too. Good luck!

I could be wrong, but I thought for a CT it was full sedation like when they do an endoscopy. I’d ask the doc just to make sure. I hope that it gives you some good answers.

They had discussed doing a CT scan on Owen, but we never discussed what was involved, and it never happened so I don’t know for sure. I don’t know why they would have to put them fully under, I don’t think it takes any more time than an MRI, but like Naomi said, it could differ by hospital.

I am sorry to hear about Aiden. Brianna had a CT scan done once because her head grew a lot from 4-6 months so they wanted to check for tumors. I scheduled the appt and they told me she didn’t need sedation. When I got there the tech said she did and it was like when she got her endoscopy done. (consious sedation I think, but they just squirt this stuff up the nose). Well by the grace of God Brianna was able to sit still long enough for the procedure, but I wish she could have gotten the meds, it would have made life easier for us all!

The X ray should be a lot easier. I will say that sinus cavities are so small and you can’t always get the info you want from an Xray or even a blood test – when it comes to sinus infections, they are hard to diagnos. I would think the antibiotic WORKING and making him feel better would be *diagnosis* enough. Has he been on Zyrtec or Singulair? If you could get an antihistimine in him to stop his body from producing the excess mucosa, you could *maybe* stop the sinus infections. Our middle guy had a TON of sinus infections. We use oral meds and a nasal spray when spring pollen comes alive. He also LOVES to have a warm washcloth laid on his upper nose/sinuses but that is hard to do with a little one.