echo better than muga scan

henrietta6
henrietta6 Member Posts: 11
in Breast Cancer #1
had my echo and all is well I was advised sometimes the muga is not that accurate, My echo was great and I can go back on Herceptin after my pet scan.

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  • Gabe N Abby Mom
    Gabe N Abby Mom Member Posts: 2,413
    #2
    I'm glad all is well with
    I'm glad all is well with the heart. Sending positive vibes for the pet scan. Thanks for sharing your good news!

    Hugs,

    Linda
  • Grandma X 6
    Grandma X 6 Member Posts: 135
    #3
    Gabe N Abby Mom said:

    I'm glad all is well with
    I'm glad all is well with the heart. Sending positive vibes for the pet scan. Thanks for sharing your good news!

    Hugs,

    Linda

    echo vs muga
    I am not sure which is better I had muga scans. I was on Herceptin for a year which and affect the heart mine were fine. I am sure yours will be fine too. Cindy
  • mollyz
    mollyz Member Posts: 756 Member
    #4
    Grandma X 6 said:

    echo vs muga
    I am not sure which is better I had muga scans. I was on Herceptin for a year which and affect the heart mine were fine. I am sure yours will be fine too. Cindy

    echo vs mugaI
    I had muga scan wasn't offered anything else,you'll be fine.MOLLYZ
  • dyaneb123
    dyaneb123 Member Posts: 950
    #5
    mollyz said:

    echo vs mugaI
    I had muga scan wasn't offered anything else,you'll be fine.MOLLYZ

    funny story
    My insurance didn't want to pay for a Muga so I had the Echo. The specialist saw a shadow he didn't like and I ended up going back in for a scope procedure where they put a camera down my throat and looked. There was nothing wrong, thank goodness, it was only a shadow. All was well, but it ended up costing the insurance company twice as much as the Muga would have if they'ed approved to start with. My Onc. thought that was hysterical. He loved the pay back.
    Dee
  • sweetvickid
    sweetvickid Member Posts: 459 Member
    #6
    It depends
    It depends on what they are looking for I was told. I have a MUGA because we are doing measurements on my valves.
  • Sher43009
    Sher43009 Member Posts: 602 Member
    #7
    sweetvickid said:

    It depends
    It depends on what they are looking for I was told. I have a MUGA because we are doing measurements on my valves.

    I had echos. Wasn't given a
    I had echos. Wasn't given a choice. I was also on Herceptin for 1 year.
  • susie09
    susie09 Member Posts: 2,930
    #8
    Gabe N Abby Mom said:

    I'm glad all is well with
    I'm glad all is well with the heart. Sending positive vibes for the pet scan. Thanks for sharing your good news!

    Hugs,

    Linda

    Congrats on your echo!
    Congrats on your echo!
  • Kezzi75
    Kezzi75 Member Posts: 1
    #9
    dyaneb123 said:

    funny story
    My insurance didn't want to pay for a Muga so I had the Echo. The specialist saw a shadow he didn't like and I ended up going back in for a scope procedure where they put a camera down my throat and looked. There was nothing wrong, thank goodness, it was only a shadow. All was well, but it ended up costing the insurance company twice as much as the Muga would have if they'ed approved to start with. My Onc. thought that was hysterical. He loved the pay back.
    Dee

    Same problem
    Being denied the MUGA, start TCH on the 4th and I'm a bit scared about not having this test because of my family history of heart disease. I have high blood pressure/cholesterol as well. My Onco is trying to find a loop hole...She is a funny lady, giggling about all the ways she "Dupes"the system :) Having an Echo Friday but I'm afraid it's not enough. Insurance companies can be so heartless.

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