 [ Symptoms ] i am having a renal scan on mon my question is do i need someone to be there with me to drive me home long drive [ Disease ] a renal scan generally does not involve any anesthesia it is more like a ct scan or mri exam so you should not need someone to drive you home unless you would feel more comfortable not driving in a renal scan the patient generally lies on a flat table and receives an injection of a radioactive material into a vein after this material has had time to circulate the kidneys are scanned when the procedure is finished the patient gets up off the table and goes home it is pretty straightforward if you find driving stressful if you are older or if you feel the test may generally wear you out  then its certainly fine to recruit someone to do the driving for you better safe than sorry right hope this helps