Question: I had a HIDA scan scheduled for this morning but it was cancelled because I took suboxone this morning. It is re-scheduled for 10am tomorrow. Should I take a full 8mg strip right now (9:30am) and nothing for the rest of the day, or is the half-life too long on suboxone? In other words, is it okay to take one final (large) dose, or should I just tough it out until after the test is done? Thanks!

Okay thank you for your response. I asked this question twice by accident (new to the app), and another doctor told me it was fine to continue taking my dose, but you described it the same way they did at the hospital so obviously you know more about it than the first doctor who responded. But unfortunately in the meantime I had already taken a full 8mg strip at about 24.5 hours prior to the test because he said it was okay. Do you think it will be okay to follow through with the test anyway? I will not take another dose between now and the test.

On a side note, all ultrasound results seemed fairly certain that there was enough "sludge" in the gallbladder that it needs to come out. Until I switched to a totally liquid/pudding/banana type diet I was having terrible stomach and back pain almost constantly, ranging from dull pain to extremely severe.

Thanks!