I had a CT scan for repeated abnormal urinary tract cultures on 11-13-2008. The scan showed that I have kidney stones (small) and I have been drinking 2 to 3 qts. of water a day plus cranberry juice. I am reluctant to have another one done unless enough time has lapsed. Does anyone have information on safe intervals between scans.
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The time between scans is not important. Any damage done by the Xrays will not heal with more time. The dangerous part of CT scans is the amount a radiation you receive … and then its just damage to the DNA of cells that is important. If the DNA is damaged the cell will die or mutate (most likely die). This will happen within days … time is not a factor.
If you are not having pain from your kidney stones, and they were small to begin with, you may have passed them out already.
I would not get another scan unless you have symptoms (pain)
Drinking a lot of water is good for you whether you have kidney stones or not. So just keep drinking water ..