If Any Radiologist /Radio Tech / or Experienced Mom Can Help Me Regarding Xrays

an 'experienced mom' is NOT a great substitute for the advice of a medical professional.

the 'use of the x-rays' when you had them taken is that your son was injured and in pain and the medical professionals decided that x-rays were the best and fastest way to get the necessary information to treat him appropriately. if his jaw HAD been fractured would you have been okay with it?

smart people do limit the amount of radiation to which they're exposed. that doesn't mean avoiding x-rays when they are called for.

your hysteria over the issue is far, far more damaging, both to your child and yourself, than the x-rays.

i strongly suggest you talk to a therapist about this overblown terror.
khairete
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ETA - girl you need a mental health professional. Seriously. You feel like you're "the worst mom" because your son had XRAYS? Girl, Please. Like I stated, your son gets more radiation from being outside in the sun. PLEASE get a grip and get some help for this paranoia you have. I am not trying to be rude. You are going to put yourself in a tizzy (sounds like you are there already). You're more than a Helicopter Mom - you're truly OVER THINKING things. Breathe. BREATHE!!! Your son is okay.
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welcome to mamapedia, M. A.

Stop panicking and freaking out.

The XRAY Technicians will NOT do anything to jeopardize your son's health any further. They follow the rules and regulations.

Get yourself educated on radiation
http://www.health.com/health/article/0,,20410979,00.html
you're freaking out - we get more radiation from the sun (6 mSv=millisievert, the scientific unit of measurement for radiation dose) than you do from an XRAY = .06)

CALM DOWN!!!!

There are no studies that support the idea that regular childhood x-rays done today (or in the past 20-30 years) increase the risk thyroid cancer. The study that came out a few years ago from Kuwait that caused a big stir was based on people's recollections of their x-ray exposure, not actual use of medical records, and had other flaws. A subsequent study in the US looked at a population who answered questionnaires from 1982 - 2005 and found a link between x-ray exposure before 1970 but no evidence that increased risk was due to childhood or adolescent exposure.

Sometimes, doctors need images to see what's going on and treat your child. An xray is very low-dose radiation (much lower today than it was decades ago) and not the same amount of radiation as a CT scan or the kind of radiation treatment that can be used to treat other medical issues. That kind of radiation has been linked to thyroid cancer and repeated CT scans in children are something to be very cautious about..

If you can't stop worrying about this, please talk to your pediatrician or dentist, who can hopefully reassure you. In the future, if this is something that worries you, ask for anyone doing an xray on that area (like at the dentist) to use a thyroid shield. It's good to be cautious, but does you no good to fret about something that's already done and that you can't change.

You get more radiation from sunlight than you do from xrays.
You have more risk of skin cancer from sunlight - but a little (like 15 min per day) is actually good for you - helps you make vitamin D.
If reading articles is making you crazy - stop reading the articles.
Being a constant worry wart mom will have a bad effect on your kid.
If your anxiety is over the top - talk to your doctor about that and do what's needed to get that under control..

They are just X-rays, if the benefit did not outweigh the risk the doctor would not recommend it. My son has JRA so he has had X-rays done of his joints every other year for his entire life, not to mention dental X-rays on schedule, he is fine. I would be more concerned with how much fear you seem to have about routine care and I might consider seeing a therapist if I was you.

Your problem is not the radiation exposure that you and your children get daily.

You seriously need to talk with a professional about this and other irrational fears which could in turn cause you to pass irrational fears to your child and damage him emotionally.. long term.

Get a grip on yourself. All will be ok.

One of my daughters is a rad tech and they take great care is making sure everything that needs to be done is done with as little exposure as possible. Some xrays are pretty cut and dry There's an issue and the only way to set the correct course of treatment is to see what's going on inside.

There have been times when she's consulted with the doctor on what he hopes to see from an xray when she feels its not needed or too many views have been ordered. A couple times she's flat out not done them because they were unnecessary and basically ordered just to shut the patient up.

Kids fall, kids just sick, kids need x rays at times to help set their treatment. The amount of radiation your kid has been exposed to is minimal. He'll be find.