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Jackie · 03-26-2006, 03:34 PM

I had a echo before I started A/C chemo. I then had a MUGA at the beginning of my Taxotere/Herceptin and have these every 3 months. Yes, the MUGA's they take a little bit of blood and mix it with a radioactive substance and then reinject it into you. This helps with the contrast of the MUGA. It is not a big deal but it takes about 1-1 1/2 hours. The MUGA itself takes about 20 min. The rest of the time is waiting for the chemicals and blood to react. From reading on this site I think MUGAs are used more, but some do use the echo.

Jackie

03-26-2006, 03:34 PM	#3
Jackie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: (Hill Country) Texas Posts: 72	I had a echo before I started A/C chemo. I then had a MUGA at the beginning of my Taxotere/Herceptin and have these every 3 months. Yes, the MUGA's they take a little bit of blood and mix it with a radioactive substance and then reinject it into you. This helps with the contrast of the MUGA. It is not a big deal but it takes about 1-1 1/2 hours. The MUGA itself takes about 20 min. The rest of the time is waiting for the chemicals and blood to react. From reading on this site I think MUGAs are used more, but some do use the echo. Jackie