Well, I ended up having an allergic reaction to the I.V. contrast today during my CT scan. As soon as the scan was over I felt really hot and flushed and my skin turned a red color - like I was sunburned. My heart rate also went up. I also felt like I was going to throw up. The radiologist tech called in a physician to check me over. I laid down on the bed in the scan room until the symptoms subsided. I ended up getting 2 small hives on one of my legs. They had me stay in the office for about a half hour to make sure I was alright before I left. They told me to take some Benadryl when I got home.

After that I went and had my port deaccessed and then went home and took some Benadryl. I ended up throwing up a little bit once I got home as well. After the Benadryl I laid down and took a nap and was kind of out of it for the rest of the evening...

Not sure what this means for future scans. The physician said that my reaction was more of a physiological reaction and not necessarily an allergic reaction. They said that in the future I would need to take some premedications before the scan.