Can someone tell me what is a fluro I had a fill done and after the fill I drank some white stuff then they X-ray me to see how much flow I had going thru. Is that a fluro??

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That is Fluoroscopy...it is like an action x-ray. The stuff they had you drink was a barium liquid that shows up on the fluoroscope because it is dense.

So that's NOT a Fluro fill?? Correct???

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No, it is a fluro fill. The xray just watches the barium go down to ensure everything is working correctly. The fill liquid is always saline.

What tiggergramma said, that is a fluoro fill!

I think you're getting mixed up on the wording: The Fluro is an abbreviated form of Fluoroscopy. Hop that helps!

Marci

I had one just stool in front of a circle and instantly saw my inside and the band..

I had one of those the day of surgery, during recovery. I haven't heard about doing another one, but it makes sense.

So that's NOT a Fluro fill?? Correct???

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Yes, it is a fluoro fill...fluoro is short for fluoroscopy. Pardon my pedantry, I am a medical transcriptionist and shortened terms are always expanded in my life, LOL.

to have a fluro done... Do you have to be put to sleep?

to have a fluro done... Do you have to be put to sleep?

No. You just stand up with your back against the Fluoroscopy machine table, they give you the barium to swallow, and then they can SEE if everything is good and your amount of restriction. Its as described above, kinda like a live xray. HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommended....by me.

Check out this link if you choose to: http://www.hoab.org/fluoroscopy-machine-st-louis-missouri/

i havent had a fill yet, but i am glad my dr only does fluro fills.

they do a fluro xray every 3 months (i swallow some grape tasting liquid) and they take a picture of it. i sit in a big dentist chair. they bring a round plate shaped/sized xray to my tummy and snaps a picture. kinda kewl.

I like having a flouro fill, otherwise my surgeon is unable to tell if the water, or barium is going down. he gave me .25 cc and I was too tight, water took like a minute to go down. The barium only passed when he removed the .25 that he had added. The other way to tell, is he has had people walk around in his office and outside until they had water pass. NOT FOR ME!!! I don't want to be that tight!!Best wishes, Karen