What Causes Soreness In The Legs After Obtaining A CT Scan?

Posted on Wed, 10 May 2017

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Question : Hi, i had a ct scan wjfb contrast friday and all week i have had soreness in both legs is this related

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (1 minute later)

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Can be due to the anesthetic used wth CT scan.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (9 minutes later)

Is this a bad sign? Or normal

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (25 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
it is normal.

Detailed Answer:
it is normal and will improve on its own. increasing fluid intake will help.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (53 minutes later)

I only had iodine contrast and no anesthetic though

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (58 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Can cause a muscle spasm.

Detailed Answer:
Still this can be related to a muscle spasm or decreased fluid and electrolyte intake.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar