Hi there. Please ask for a reply to the list also. Although we are happy to help, Lactnet is mainly a discussion group, and with a bunch of things going directly to the poster, the discussion thread is lost. Many thanks. Kathleen At 08:11 PM 1/15/2003 -0500, you wrote: >Hi all, > >I cannot find anything in the archives on this issue. We have a Mom from >our clinic who is 3 weeks postpartum who needs a CT scan with contrast >of Iodine 123 or Optiray (sp?-notes not home here with me). This is not >a radioactive Iodine. The policy of the hospital is to have the Mom pump >and dump for 48 hours after the procedure to avoid the possibility of an >allergy in the infant to the Iodine. The Mom is willling to do that but >must first save up enough so she does not have to give formula. This >will entail her putting off the CT scan (which was ordered because of a >solid mass found on abdominal ultrasound months ago during her >pregnancy). She has seen the surgeon who ordered the CT scan. > >It seems that 48 hours is a long time, given that some radioactive >Iodine half-lives require a much less time of discarding the milk. Is >it really necessary to pump and dump? Is this common procedure? Mary >Douma , if you are there, this baby is a patient the child health >clinic. Can you help? And Tom Hale, what do you think? Then the problem >is getting the hospital to make an exception to their policy. > >Please e-mail me privately in addition to the list as i am NOMAIL right now. > >Thanks >Cindy Church >Brrrrrrr in Lansing MI > > *********************************************** > >To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail >To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) >To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet >All commands go to [log in to unmask] > >The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned >LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) >mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: >http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html