Side effects!!

Did not expect to be back here until Thursday, but.................

The drug I was given before the MRI was called Buscopan. You may remember that the young man who injected me did not know what the side effects would be after the event. If he reads on, he will find out.

Had a bit of a dry mouth when I got home, but thought nothing of it. Pulse a bit higher and feeling a bit dizzy, assumed I was coming down with a cold............maybe not!

I know that hospitals do not like you looking at the internet as they say it is better to trust your clinicians and not believe anything you read online. If used carefully though, it can be a really useful resource which contains things like the manufacturer's list of side effects for their drugs. Guess what? Apart from constipation, reduced ability to sweat, urine retention and a few others, common side effects of Buscopan include dry mouth, raised pulse and dizziness!
Hint: if the person administering the drugs cannot tell you about potential side effects, get them to phone a phamacist and ask. or read the packaging that came with the drug.

I will be very careful to make sure I get a full response when they inject the radioactive tracer on Thursday