wish me luck, playing ct scan roulette UPDATE

pete43lost_at_sea
pete43lost_at_sea Member Posts: 3,900 Member
edited April 2011 in Colorectal Cancer #1
I AM CLEAR AS A BELL, THEY COULD NOT ANYTHING ON THE CT
THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOU PRAYERS AND KIND THOUGHTS. IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME.
pete

posting from my mobile as i sip ioscan gicat scan concentrated solution. It tastes
horrible. Got 2 more saches to go at 20min interval and in an hour i
can really start my turn on ct roulette.

Today i am getting the abdominal and chest scan. Its been 6months.

My next ct was mentioned by doctors. But it had slipped my mind until
this morning when i emailed gi surgeon and called onc. They are both so good.
They were supposed to talk but booked me into two different places at the same time. One was a week away and the othe well was that afternoon. So here i am.

I don't feel nervous. The results get sent to both doctors automatically. I don't want to pickup anything and stare at the results envelope.

I see the big round magnetron of the ct is like a roulette wheel. Spin the wheel and see if you win. Loose or draw.

I refuse to take my fate too seriously. Even though i invest effort and energy in all the treatments and alternatives.

I prefer trying to maintain a detached healthy curiousity about my future.

If you play ct roulette yourself well i just hope you always win. I have the same wish for myself.

No cost. Great service. I live in the lucky country.

Hugs.
Pete
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  • Crow71
    Crow71 Member Posts: 679 Member
    Hey Pete
    I've never thought of it as 'ct roulette.' You sound calm and happy - that's great.

    Good luck my friend. I hope you get great results.

    Roger
  • lisa42
    lisa42 Member Posts: 3,625 Member
    Hold tight
    I'll be on the edge of my seat waiting for your results, Pete!
    Hoping and praying that it will be good news! I'm living kind of vicariously from those who have had good news on their scans this week (Jennie and Buzz), wanting it for you too (& of course for myself!)

    Hang tight!
    Lisa
  • Kathleen808
    Kathleen808 Member Posts: 2,342 Member
    Great attitude
    I love your attitude Pete. I am praying for good results for you. :)

    Aloha,
    Kathleen
  • soccermom13
    soccermom13 Member Posts: 224
    Will be sending positive thoughts to you
    down under! You are the ROCK! and you have such a good attitude for such a stressful situation! I dislike waiting and it is hard to not worry - even a little bit. But what do we learn from worrying? only get a few more wrinkles! Prayers coming your way!
    hugs!
    Shanna
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member

    Will be sending positive thoughts to you
    down under! You are the ROCK! and you have such a good attitude for such a stressful situation! I dislike waiting and it is hard to not worry - even a little bit. But what do we learn from worrying? only get a few more wrinkles! Prayers coming your way!
    hugs!
    Shanna

    I'm praying for you Mate, remember I'm your" special buddy" this
    week! .
    Sending you my prayers wishes and any positive thing!.
    Let us know Asap please!
  • pete43lost_at_sea
    pete43lost_at_sea Member Posts: 3,900 Member
    pepebcn said:

    I'm praying for you Mate, remember I'm your" special buddy" this
    week! .
    Sending you my prayers wishes and any positive thing!.
    Let us know Asap please!

    what will be, will be, will be and we'll see
    he he he

    so thanks for the thoughts and prayers.
    shanna
    kathleen,
    pepe
    lisa
    roger

    I had the ct with contrast, I'd forgotten about the nasty taste and the really hot flush when they inject you.

    Did you know they pump it into your arm vien and then ct contrast gets pumped around your body to all your vessels. what I did not know is they only have a 90 second window to get the ct scan done after pumping you. as it starts to get filtered straighaway and the contrast benefit I presume is lost past 90 seconds. then our poor kidneys have prurify our blood of this crap. the joys of being a cancer patient.

    It was over before I knew it, the nurses were hilarious. I got a great photo of my playing around on the ct scanner. I found myself praying while getting scanned. strange time to pray, hey. I should pray more but at least when I do its pretty genuine.

    Will let you know the results, when I do.

    hugs,
    pete
  • Fight for my love
    Fight for my love Member Posts: 1,522 Member
    You are in my prayers,hope
    You are in my prayers,hope for the best result for you.Good luck with it.
  • luvmum
    luvmum Member Posts: 457 Member
    Good luck!
    Dear pete,

    GOOD LUCK!!!!!
    I'm sure you will win the roulette! =)

    Love D
  • Sonia32
    Sonia32 Member Posts: 1,071 Member
    Sending you
    all the luck in the world

    Hugss
  • idlehunters
    idlehunters Member Posts: 1,787 Member
    Sonia32 said:

    Sending you
    all the luck in the world

    Hugss

    Hey Pete!!
    LUCK..LUCK...and more LUCK to WIN...WIN..and WIN some more!!!!! Patiently waiting with you.

    Jennie
  • Nana b
    Nana b Member Posts: 3,030 Member

    Hey Pete!!
    LUCK..LUCK...and more LUCK to WIN...WIN..and WIN some more!!!!! Patiently waiting with you.

    Jennie

    Breath.. :-) what can we say, we have to play
    Hey, here's to you and me. Mine is on the 13th....Yikes!
  • AnneCan
    AnneCan Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    Best of luck to you, Pete!

    Best of luck to you, Pete!
  • SisterSledge
    SisterSledge Member Posts: 332 Member
    Me too!
    Hi Pete,

    I had a ct scan on the 4th too...mine is the first since starting chemo, to see how it's working on the tumors in my liver. I hope we both have great results :)

    Janine
  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member

    Me too!
    Hi Pete,

    I had a ct scan on the 4th too...mine is the first since starting chemo, to see how it's working on the tumors in my liver. I hope we both have great results :)

    Janine

    CT Roulette...
    I don't like to gamble but if I did I most likely would bet on your great outcome ....Good news to you mate...all good news, and will be waiting to hear it firsthand.......buzz
  • plh4gail
    plh4gail Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    Hi Pete, sorry to wish you
    Hi Pete, sorry to wish you late well wishes. I hope it all went well and great results!

    Love and hugs, Gail
  • SisterSledge
    SisterSledge Member Posts: 332 Member
    Got results yet?
    Hey Pete,
    Waiting to hear your outcome :) I'm not telling mine til I hear yours!
    Janine
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member

    Got results yet?
    Hey Pete,
    Waiting to hear your outcome :) I'm not telling mine til I hear yours!
    Janine

    Pete! I'm still having you in my prayers an thoughts!
    Remember I'm taking care of you this week!.
    Janine,hope you got positive results , good vibes for you too!
  • SisterSledge
    SisterSledge Member Posts: 332 Member

    what will be, will be, will be and we'll see
    he he he

    so thanks for the thoughts and prayers.
    shanna
    kathleen,
    pepe
    lisa
    roger

    I had the ct with contrast, I'd forgotten about the nasty taste and the really hot flush when they inject you.

    Did you know they pump it into your arm vien and then ct contrast gets pumped around your body to all your vessels. what I did not know is they only have a 90 second window to get the ct scan done after pumping you. as it starts to get filtered straighaway and the contrast benefit I presume is lost past 90 seconds. then our poor kidneys have prurify our blood of this crap. the joys of being a cancer patient.

    It was over before I knew it, the nurses were hilarious. I got a great photo of my playing around on the ct scanner. I found myself praying while getting scanned. strange time to pray, hey. I should pray more but at least when I do its pretty genuine.

    Will let you know the results, when I do.

    hugs,
    pete

    what will be, will be....reminds me
    what will be, will be, will be and we'll see

    I said something similar to my daughter who is very upset about my cancer diagnosis:
    IT is what IT is,
    IT will be what IT will be,
    Don't let IT come between us.
    Otherwise, we're uITs and that's just silly :)
  • maglets
    maglets Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    pepebcn said:

    Pete! I'm still having you in my prayers an thoughts!
    Remember I'm taking care of you this week!.
    Janine,hope you got positive results , good vibes for you too!

    Pete
    Pete when i had my scan today I used your metaphor of the roulette wheel with the tech who was giving me my dye

    she laughed and said.....ok lettem roll and let's hope for great results.....


    thanks Pete.....good way to think about that big old thing rolling around


    mags
  • maglets said:

    Pete
    Pete when i had my scan today I used your metaphor of the roulette wheel with the tech who was giving me my dye

    she laughed and said.....ok lettem roll and let's hope for great results.....


    thanks Pete.....good way to think about that big old thing rolling around


    mags

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