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denistd
denistd Member Posts: 597
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Off to Penn State hershey tomorrow for a scheduled PET, however don;t know what the scans will consist of due to kidneys. Results Monday with the RAD Onc and a visit to the ENT for a Videostrobe. Getting nervous, as we all do at this time. I feel fine, little depressed maybe. No carbohydrates and tons of water. have to be there at Noon, the Mrs will go with me. Wish me luck, Denis
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  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
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    Good Luck Denis!
    I will keep you in my thoughts tomorrow!

    Sweet
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
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    Good Luck
    Thoughts & Prayers...........
  • Kent Cass
    Kent Cass Member Posts: 1,898 Member
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    Hopes and Prayers for the all-clean, Denis. Been a very good year for a lot of us with the PS/CT, and know you'll be good, too.

    Believe

    kcass
  • Pam M
    Pam M Member Posts: 2,196
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    Why?
    Why is it we get weird at scan time? I understand it's a reminder that the cancer can come back, but I think it's more than that. Hope you're laughing at yourself soon. And hoping your kidneys are functioning well enough for you to get the whole enchilada at test time. No carbs? I never had to eat differently before scans - is this for PET? Do well.
  • jim and i
    jim and i Member Posts: 1,788 Member
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    Praying for good results and
    Praying for good results and some peace.

    Blessings
    Debbie
  • connieprice1
    connieprice1 Member Posts: 300 Member
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    Good Luck Denis, Here's
    Good Luck Denis, Here's hoping for nothing but clean scans, Homer & Connie
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
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    Denis
    As you know my friend I will be there with you today in prayer. A little depression right before the scan is normal just do what I do, pray leaving it in the hands of the Man up above.
    I also see you are just like me as my wife caregiver is always there to give me a little support, what would we do with out them.

    God bless & keep you while in his workshop
    Hondo
  • luv4lacrosse
    luv4lacrosse Member Posts: 1,410 Member
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    THINKING OF YOU ON SCAN DAY
    GOOD LUCK BUDDY

    MIKE
  • arndog64
    arndog64 Member Posts: 537
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    luv4lacrosse said:

    THINKING OF YOU ON SCAN DAY
    GOOD LUCK BUDDY

    MIKE

    Sending good vibes your
    Sending good vibes your way.. Good luck, I will be praying for a clean scan.
  • elwoodsinoakdale
    elwoodsinoakdale Member Posts: 71 Member
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    Prayers
    Our Prayers are with you
  • denistd
    denistd Member Posts: 597
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    elwoodsinoakdale said:

    Prayers
    Our Prayers are with you

    Scans
    Just had a pet scan, no cats or anything else, I got it all bassackwards, the stuff they put in you for pet is not bad for the kidneys it's the contrast dye they put in for the cat scan. I go back Monday for the results and a meeting and scope with the ENT. Thanks for all the prayers and support, they work, they really do
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
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    denistd said:

    Scans
    Just had a pet scan, no cats or anything else, I got it all bassackwards, the stuff they put in you for pet is not bad for the kidneys it's the contrast dye they put in for the cat scan. I go back Monday for the results and a meeting and scope with the ENT. Thanks for all the prayers and support, they work, they really do

    exactly, its not the same
    i am allergic to the contrast dye for ct scan or ivp (kidney test) dye. was fine for the pet though.
  • Jimbo55
    Jimbo55 Member Posts: 590 Member
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    Denis
    Hoping for good results from your PET scan. Monday will come soon enough, stay cool. Cheers.

    Jimbo
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
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    denistd said:

    Scans
    Just had a pet scan, no cats or anything else, I got it all bassackwards, the stuff they put in you for pet is not bad for the kidneys it's the contrast dye they put in for the cat scan. I go back Monday for the results and a meeting and scope with the ENT. Thanks for all the prayers and support, they work, they really do

    Radar Love.....
    Other than the radioactive contrast agent injection, LOL....

    JG
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
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    Skiffin16 said:

    Radar Love.....
    Other than the radioactive contrast agent injection, LOL....

    JG

    That pet injection scared
    That pet injection scared the crap out of me. They keep it in two lead lined boxes, put on a hazmat suit and will only touch it with tongs while in their little suit, and then they inject that inside you! :-/ So not cool. I don't remember having an issue with an allergy though, and I don't remember having to take a ton of benedryl before it? Maybe I did and I don't remember. I do remember that they couldn't do the CT scan the day they made my mask, and were supposed to do the radiation dry run or whatever it was supposed to be. I called the hospital and asked them if that was the day I was supposed to take the benedryl and something else the dr gave me so that I wouldn't have anaphylactic shock or whatever, because the contrast dye I had with the IVP I had, made me wheeze and struggle to breathe.... The idiots told me no. I asked again, and said - are you sure??? I think my doctor told me I was supposed to take something to prep for this. They told me no, so I didn't do it. I was being poked and prodded and tested, it was hard to keep track! I was trying to make sure I did the right thing. They screwed up and told me no. My doc was pissed. Oh well, I tried. It wasn't my fault!

    So they had to go off the CT scan and Pet.
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
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    denistd said:

    Scans
    Just had a pet scan, no cats or anything else, I got it all bassackwards, the stuff they put in you for pet is not bad for the kidneys it's the contrast dye they put in for the cat scan. I go back Monday for the results and a meeting and scope with the ENT. Thanks for all the prayers and support, they work, they really do

    Monday

    Praying that you get a good report on Monday from both the C/T and the ENT.

    Wishing you the best
    Hondo
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
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    sweetblood22 said:

    That pet injection scared
    That pet injection scared the crap out of me. They keep it in two lead lined boxes, put on a hazmat suit and will only touch it with tongs while in their little suit, and then they inject that inside you! :-/ So not cool. I don't remember having an issue with an allergy though, and I don't remember having to take a ton of benedryl before it? Maybe I did and I don't remember. I do remember that they couldn't do the CT scan the day they made my mask, and were supposed to do the radiation dry run or whatever it was supposed to be. I called the hospital and asked them if that was the day I was supposed to take the benedryl and something else the dr gave me so that I wouldn't have anaphylactic shock or whatever, because the contrast dye I had with the IVP I had, made me wheeze and struggle to breathe.... The idiots told me no. I asked again, and said - are you sure??? I think my doctor told me I was supposed to take something to prep for this. They told me no, so I didn't do it. I was being poked and prodded and tested, it was hard to keep track! I was trying to make sure I did the right thing. They screwed up and told me no. My doc was pissed. Oh well, I tried. It wasn't my fault!

    So they had to go off the CT scan and Pet.

    Hi Sweet

    Did you know after you get the injection for the PET scan you are no to go out in the public for 24 hours. They also tell you to drink plenty of water to flush out the kidneys as they filter the radiation out of the blood and into the urine.

    After my PET I try to keep a distance for my family and wife as much as possible, even make the wife sleep in a different bed for the first 24 hour. Some might thing I am a nut for doing that but I don’t want my radiation to hurt anyone else until they know more about how it affects people around you. Best I know, no study has even been done on the side effects of people who live with us who do PET scan every 6 months.

    Take care
    Hondo
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
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    Hondo said:

    Hi Sweet

    Did you know after you get the injection for the PET scan you are no to go out in the public for 24 hours. They also tell you to drink plenty of water to flush out the kidneys as they filter the radiation out of the blood and into the urine.

    After my PET I try to keep a distance for my family and wife as much as possible, even make the wife sleep in a different bed for the first 24 hour. Some might thing I am a nut for doing that but I don’t want my radiation to hurt anyone else until they know more about how it affects people around you. Best I know, no study has even been done on the side effects of people who live with us who do PET scan every 6 months.

    Take care
    Hondo

    24 hours. No one ever told me, would've been nice to know
    No, I didn't know that. Guess it's a good thing I'm single. Although I am quite sure I slept right next to Nizzy that night. Could that be why he glows in the dark now?
  • Greg53
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    Jimbo55 said:

    Denis
    Hoping for good results from your PET scan. Monday will come soon enough, stay cool. Cheers.

    Jimbo

    Good Luck
    Denis,

    Hoping for good results from your test! Positive thoughts coming your way!

    Greg
  • Gary 1946
    Gary 1946 Member Posts: 5
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    Scans
    Denistd,

    I put scans and all of the other follow up's into the same category. I AM HAPPY TO BE HAVING THEM. Any and all of this on this site have given enough time to cancer. Don't waste your post cancer time on things we can't control.

    Good Luck

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