Shall I take Statins?

[Eric7 555]

13 minutes ago, fraufruit said:

I haven't had one in some years and I'm embarrassed to say I've forgotten the exact procedure. I have so many scans etc. (just had one this morning) that they all tend to bleed into one another. I believe it was CT on part of my spine.

 

No problem

[catjones 1,691]

3 hours ago, Eric7 said:

How's that done?

 

It's really quite simple.  You lie on a table while an L shaped, low level xray scanner goes over your torso.  Takes just a few minutes.

an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp4rjVEydwI

[HH_Sailor 3,624]

5 hours ago, Eric7 said:

How's that done? CT scan or something else?

 

And there's me thinking it was one of those sewing machine sized boxes that Will Smith was so desperate to sell in 'The pursuit of happiness'

 

[Endyii 0]

On 11/11/2022, 1:05:47, Eric7 said:

 

How's that done? CT scan or something else?
 

I had a full skeletal CT scan and a bone marrow biopsy last week. The CT scan didn't show anything obvious. Still waiting on the biopsy results.

It’s called  DEXA scan, similar to ct scan etc. my wife required a few due to long course of steroids , which can cause issues with bone density.