Full body bone scan in am.

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  • Gabe N Abby Mom
    Gabe N Abby Mom Member Posts: 2,413
    #22
    I'm sending that luck you
    I'm sending that luck you asked for...sunshine, good food, and good conversation with good friends...sounds like a great way to spend the day Chantal!

    Hugs,

    Linda
  • Lynn Smith
    Lynn Smith Member Posts: 1,264 Member
    #23
    Gabe N Abby Mom said:

    I'm sending that luck you
    I'm sending that luck you asked for...sunshine, good food, and good conversation with good friends...sounds like a great way to spend the day Chantal!

    Hugs,

    Linda

    I wish for
    I wish for a good result with your bone scan.Thinking and praying for you today.

    Nice that you had a fun day with your friends.I bet all of you did nothing but laugh and of course eat.

    Best wishes to you,
    Lynn Smith
  • Noel
    Noel Member Posts: 3,095 Member
    #24
    Katz77 said:

    Prayers, wishing luck,
    Prayers, wishing luck, prayers, hugs, positive energy, prayers, fingers and toes crossed, and prayers. Katz

    Sounds like you had a really
    Sounds like you had a really beautiful day! Wishing you luck today Carol and praying for you.
  • camul
    camul Member Posts: 2,537
    #25
    Lynn Smith said:

    I wish for
    I wish for a good result with your bone scan.Thinking and praying for you today.

    Nice that you had a fun day with your friends.I bet all of you did nothing but laugh and of course eat.

    Best wishes to you,
    Lynn Smith

    Glad today is over!
    Started at 8a got home at 4p. They couldn't get the port to work it is blocked, so they poked til they got a vein 1hr and 15 minutes later they were able to radio-activate me! Hopefully the infusion nurse will know what to do. Then to the DMV to replace my lost DL, I was Chantel in the picture:))
    Then back for the scans, then rads (an hour behind due to med emergency!) Due to swelling in my left leg, the RO who was working ordered an ultra sound and ruled out a clot. It was a full day.

    Came home and the results were on-line, not a clean scan, which is what was expected, but now will get the results on Wednesday from my MO, and Thursday from the RO! Hopefully they will come up with some additional options at the tumor board Wednesday morning. I would hate to do another round of this Chemo when full body bone scan confirmed new tumors! ie the current chemo is ineffective on bone tumors!

    Thank everyone of you for your support. I smiled when I was being scanned and thought of all the support and strength that we gather and give on this board! Now it is time for a nice long soak!

    Hugs to all,
    ~Carol
  • Lynn Smith
    Lynn Smith Member Posts: 1,264 Member
    #26
    camul said:

    Glad today is over!
    Started at 8a got home at 4p. They couldn't get the port to work it is blocked, so they poked til they got a vein 1hr and 15 minutes later they were able to radio-activate me! Hopefully the infusion nurse will know what to do. Then to the DMV to replace my lost DL, I was Chantel in the picture:))
    Then back for the scans, then rads (an hour behind due to med emergency!) Due to swelling in my left leg, the RO who was working ordered an ultra sound and ruled out a clot. It was a full day.

    Came home and the results were on-line, not a clean scan, which is what was expected, but now will get the results on Wednesday from my MO, and Thursday from the RO! Hopefully they will come up with some additional options at the tumor board Wednesday morning. I would hate to do another round of this Chemo when full body bone scan confirmed new tumors! ie the current chemo is ineffective on bone tumors!

    Thank everyone of you for your support. I smiled when I was being scanned and thought of all the support and strength that we gather and give on this board! Now it is time for a nice long soak!

    Hugs to all,
    ~Carol

    Take a nice long soak
    Take a nice hot bubble bath and relax.Sounds like you had a very tiring stressful day.I did the same thing today. It relieved my tension and stress.

    Thank You for the update. You're in our thoughts and prayers.They will find something for you.


    Lynn Smith
  • Marsha Mulvey
    Marsha Mulvey Member Posts: 597 Member
    #27
    Lynn Smith said:

    Take a nice long soak
    Take a nice hot bubble bath and relax.Sounds like you had a very tiring stressful day.I did the same thing today. It relieved my tension and stress.

    Thank You for the update. You're in our thoughts and prayers.They will find something for you.


    Lynn Smith

    Carol
    It was a long day for you! I'm very sorry that you didn't get better results. You mentioned your current chemo doesn't work on bone mets. Have you had Zometa? That's what they treat me with (plus traditional chemo). The good news here is that the spots on my bones are still visible but have been stable for about a year now, no growth and no new areas! I have another scan in the morning to see how everything looks. Regardless of which treatment they choose for you, I hope you get good results too. Best wishes.
    Marsha
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    #28
    VickiSam said:

    Carol .. I'm gassing up our 'PINK Party Bus', and we'll
    ugh .. triple post

    Praying for you Carol.
    Hugs,
    Praying for you Carol.


    Hugs, Debby
  • Chedd3
    Chedd3 Member Posts: 1
    #29
    I know how you feel!
    I loved the way you turned your day around - I am usually able to do that as well but, it isn't always that easy...you will be in my thoughts and prayers as well...I recently had a bone and cat scan - both found inderterminate areas that my doctor wants to further investigate with an x-ray and MRI - I go today - good luck to us both!!!
  • Lynn Smith
    Lynn Smith Member Posts: 1,264 Member
    #30
    Chedd3 said:

    I know how you feel!
    I loved the way you turned your day around - I am usually able to do that as well but, it isn't always that easy...you will be in my thoughts and prayers as well...I recently had a bone and cat scan - both found inderterminate areas that my doctor wants to further investigate with an x-ray and MRI - I go today - good luck to us both!!!

    Camul and Ched3
    Best wishes to both of you.Hope they find just what you need and will successfully treat it.
    You both are in our thoughts and prayers.

    I always knew bc can spread to the bone but never realized how many have that happen till on this Board.My friend and classmate was dx with bone mets 12 years after her dx. Her twin was going to give her bone marrow but she never was well enough.

    Lynn Smith
  • camul
    camul Member Posts: 2,537
    #31
    Chedd3 said:

    I know how you feel!
    I loved the way you turned your day around - I am usually able to do that as well but, it isn't always that easy...you will be in my thoughts and prayers as well...I recently had a bone and cat scan - both found inderterminate areas that my doctor wants to further investigate with an x-ray and MRI - I go today - good luck to us both!!!

    Thank You, Chedd3.
    I will be
    Thank You, Chedd3.
    I will be praying for you, too. Hopefully the MRI will give a clearer picture. I am glad that they are now doing MRI's and Bone Scans so they have an accurate base for future comparisons.

    Good luck today and let me know how it comes out.
    ~Carol
  • camul
    camul Member Posts: 2,537
    #32
    Marsha Mulvey said:

    Carol
    It was a long day for you! I'm very sorry that you didn't get better results. You mentioned your current chemo doesn't work on bone mets. Have you had Zometa? That's what they treat me with (plus traditional chemo). The good news here is that the spots on my bones are still visible but have been stable for about a year now, no growth and no new areas! I have another scan in the morning to see how everything looks. Regardless of which treatment they choose for you, I hope you get good results too. Best wishes.
    Marsha

    Hi Marsha,
    Yes, I just switched to Xgeva from the Zometa 3 weeks ago. It has had the same success but not all the side effects. I had the worse leg pains on Zometa. I was pretty sure that there would be new growth because of the increased pain, and there is. The chemo may be effective as the cancer has not spread to my organs, and it may have slowed down growth in the bones they don't know for sure, but the fact that there is new growth lends the RO to believe it is not effective enough in slowing the growth of the cancer.
    I am really curious to see what my MO has to say in the morning. They don't always recommend the same things, which I like as I have 2 real opinions!

    I really hope you get good news on your tests this morning. This is such an unpredictable disease!!

    Thinking of you as you are testing and wishing you continued good results.
    ~Carol
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #33
    camul said:

    Thank You, Chedd3.
    I will be
    Thank You, Chedd3.
    I will be praying for you, too. Hopefully the MRI will give a clearer picture. I am glad that they are now doing MRI's and Bone Scans so they have an accurate base for future comparisons.

    Good luck today and let me know how it comes out.
    ~Carol

    Praying for all of you pink
    Praying for all of you pink sisters!


    Hugs, Jan
  • Angie2U
    Angie2U Member Posts: 2,991
    #34
    Marsha Mulvey said:

    Carol
    It was a long day for you! I'm very sorry that you didn't get better results. You mentioned your current chemo doesn't work on bone mets. Have you had Zometa? That's what they treat me with (plus traditional chemo). The good news here is that the spots on my bones are still visible but have been stable for about a year now, no growth and no new areas! I have another scan in the morning to see how everything looks. Regardless of which treatment they choose for you, I hope you get good results too. Best wishes.
    Marsha

    Praying for good results for
    Praying for good results for all of you.


    Hugs, Angie

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