Medicines to control nausea and to protect the thyroid gland will be started. Your child will be monitored very closely for side effects during and for several hours after the infusion. These would include some nausea as well as a temporary rise in blood pressure. He or she will remain in our special MIBG room for approximately 3 — 5 days while the radiation dose wears off. There will be staff watching your child throughout the entire procedure. The staff will be in and out of the room during this time.
The staff includes nurses, physicians, radiation safety specialists, and child life specialists. This room is unique and meets specific safety standards to ensure the best care for the patient and their family, as well as ensure your safety and that of the team taking care of your child. Everything the patient needs is in the room, even a private bathroom.
The parents will be able to sleep in the attached suite. Skip to Content. Urgent Care. In This Section. On the first day, the patient receives an intravenous infusion of the I MIBG solution which usually takes 90 minutes to infuse. During the rest of the hospital stay, the patient will follow radiation safety precautions to limit contact with other people and decrease radiation exposure to other people while the radiation is being removed from the body, mostly through urine.
The patient returns home once the amount of radioactivity in the body has reached a safe level for the patient to be around other people. MIBG scans: In addition to helping your doctor find or confirm the presence of a neuroendocrine tumor, MIBG scan examines the whole body and can help determine if the cancer has spread to other parts of the body.
The scan can also help determine if your cancer therapy is working. MIBG radionuclide therapy: This treatment is able to target neuroendocrine tumors and is highly selective in damaging cancer cells while limiting radiation exposure to healthy tissue. All therapies, including MIBG radionuclide therapy, have side effects and risks.
You should discuss the risks and benefits of MIBG radionuclide therapy or any other therapy you are considering with your doctor.
Your doctor will help you determine whether this therapy is right for you. Please make sure to tell your provider about any prior therapies you have received, as this can affect treatment. It typically takes a few days for the MIBG to be completely removed from the body. Drinking fluids after the scan helps to flush out the radioactive MIBG from the body. Due to low level of radioactivity, no radiation safety precautions have to be followed after an I MIBG scan. Due to higher amounts of radioactivity, MIBG radionuclide therapy is always performed while the patient is admitted to hospital and special radiation safety precautions are taken during the hospital stay.
Patients are sent home once the amount of radioactivity in the body has reached a safe level. These cells are collected before treatment. There are important things to consider. After MIBG treatment, radiation can spread from the child to other people for several days.
Radiation also can come out in pee, poop, sweat, and spit during this time. The radiation decreases each day after the MIBG is given. A child getting MIBG treatment usually spends about 4 to 5 days in the hospital. This gives the radiation time to reach a safe level before the child goes home. Parents are trained in advance to safely care for their child during the hospital stay and at home. The MIBG runs into the body in under 2 hours and does not hurt.
Then the child will then stay in the hospital for a few days and be watched closely. Because MIBG is radioactive, safety guidelines will keep your child and others safe. These include:. MIBG treatment is radioactive, so parents must limit their exposure.
Despite having limited time with their child, there are many creative ways to help kids feel connected. The heath care team will review these and the time limits with each family. The room where a child gets MIBG has a parent room attached to it to let parents be nearby but stay safe. Parents can see and talk with their child using video and audio connections between the two rooms. But side effects can include:.
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