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icemantoo
icemantoo Member Posts: 3,361 Member
in Kidney Cancer #1

My ENT doctor ordered a CT of the chest because of some upper resperitory issues I was having. A few days later I get one of those familiar calls from the nurse that the doctor wants to go over my CT results with me. Asking questions of the nurse was hopeless. Anyway I got a copy of the report and it seemed normal to me . The doctor pointed out when I came in  that the CT report stated something about evidence of calcification of the artery to the heart and I needed to see a Cardidiologist. First an ultrasound of the heart and than a nuclear stress test. Conclusion the Cardiologist sees nothing wrong and I will be here for the forseeable future helping the newbies with Kidney Cancer instead of having to learn a whole new subject.

 

Icemantoo

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  • pauley13
    pauley13 Member Posts: 35
    #2
    Congrats :)

    Congrats on the good bill of health.  Cardiology is so much more difficult to understand :)

     

  • Galrim
    Galrim Member Posts: 315 Member
    #3
    Good news iceman :-)

    Though you scared me a bit with the headline (I thought you had bad news about recurrence or mets and that was why you couldnt check out from this board).

    /G

  • Eims
    Eims Member Posts: 423
    #4
    icemantoo that is great

    icemantoo that is great news......

    eims x

  • Texas_wedge
    Texas_wedge Member Posts: 2,798
    #5
    Eims said:

    icemantoo that is great

    icemantoo that is great news......

    eims x

    Not ready to check out yet

    A big relief for you and Mrs. iceman  and also for all your friends here, present and future!

  • garym
    garym Member Posts: 1,647
    #6
    Calcification...nah...just ice in your veins...

    And I was worried DaVinci had left a rusty nail behind or something...very happy you are going to be sticking around for a lot longer!!

  • MDCinSC
    MDCinSC Member Posts: 574
    #7
    WOOO HOOOO!

    Yeah, you kinda worried me with the headline too!  That is great news! Congratulations.

    I guess we all need to meet up at Cedar Point in a year and you can show Dan and the rest of us the joys of riding the Gemini!  Then you can blaze the path for ALL the other coasters! Wink

    Glad you're going to be around a while!

    Michael

  • NanoSecond
    NanoSecond Member Posts: 653
    #8
    Calcification

    Hi Iceman.  Congratulations, I am sure this news was a great relief. 

    However, I am confused.  Calcification of the artery is a very common observation as we all age.  My CT scans have noted it inside mine but my oncologist (and radiologist) both were not concerned about it since it appeared to be a "normal" level for my age.

    Regardless, this is why I try to reduce any factors that might lead to inflammation* in the body.  It is any inflammation of the artery that can lead to cardiovascular issues such as stroke or heart attack.

    So were there some other factors that might have inspired your oncologist to direct to you that cardiologist?

    *Internal inflammation can most easily be sparked by high levels of sugar(s) and by the wrong ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 poly unsaturated fatty acids in your diet.

  • AprilandChuck
    AprilandChuck Member Posts: 110
    #9
    :D

    That's good news !!

  • Southwest966
    Southwest966 Member Posts: 18
    #10
    Icemantoo

    Wow...that title was a heart stopper!  But glad to know your heart is just fine and you will be advising everyone here for years to come.  You should change your name to Doc Icemantoo!

     

    B.

  • dme59
    dme59 Member Posts: 62
    #11
    Glad to hear you are OK

    Glad to hear you are OK Iceman. Your posts have been a huge help to me, as have those by the other members.

    Take care,

    Dan

  • donna_lee
    donna_lee Member Posts: 1,045 Member
    #12
    dme59 said:

    Glad to hear you are OK

    Glad to hear you are OK Iceman. Your posts have been a huge help to me, as have those by the other members.

    Take care,

    Dan

    Gooooo Iceman

    It's almost disgusting what the CT's and other tests will show.  Deteriorated discs, scar tissue, absence of specific organs.  They even will tell you that you haven't gone to the bathroom that day.  And just think, it's all because you had kidney cancer that they perform those little tests on a regular basis.

    So, keep on having the tests and stay healthy.

    Donna

  • MeMeJoy
    MeMeJoy Member Posts: 70
    #13
    YEA!

    Congrats! Thats is awesome!!

  • ourfriendjohn
    ourfriendjohn Member Posts: 72
    #14
    MeMeJoy said:

    YEA!

    Congrats! Thats is awesome!!

    Great News!

    That is wonderful news.  You give the rest of us newer members hope.  Perhaps I won't fear the next call from my oncologist as much.

    Stay well,

    John

  • Suekub
    Suekub Member Posts: 137
    #15
    ourfriendjohn said:

    Great News!

    That is wonderful news.  You give the rest of us newer members hope.  Perhaps I won't fear the next call from my oncologist as much.

    Stay well,

    John

    Great news

    Great result. I am due to have another scan next Wednesday. Fingers crossed for a good result. The last scan I had in March revealed spine mets for which I had radiation therapy. This scan hopefully will reveal that the radiation did it's thing and no new nasties. I am also due to have thyroid surgery on July 4 due to inclusive biopsy result. Wish me luck! 

     

  • alice124
    alice124 Member Posts: 896 Member
    #16
    Some introduction

    Wow Iceman that was some introduction. You'll be sending us all to the cardiologist!

    The bottom line is we get to keep you here, and that's important to us all. Look forward to reading your posts for a long time to come.

  • icemantoo
    icemantoo Member Posts: 3,361 Member
    #17
    MDCinSC said:

    WOOO HOOOO!

    Yeah, you kinda worried me with the headline too!  That is great news! Congratulations.

    I guess we all need to meet up at Cedar Point in a year and you can show Dan and the rest of us the joys of riding the Gemini!  Then you can blaze the path for ALL the other coasters! Wink

    Glad you're going to be around a while!

    Michael

    The Gemini

    Sorry I do not due upside down coasters. The Gemini is my limit. It will be 35 years old Monday.

     

    Pick a date for next year when all of us at least a year past the surgery can go on the Gemini together.

     

    Icemantoo

  • tlr2e
    tlr2e Member Posts: 10
    #18
    Great news Iceman!

    Great news Iceman!

  • foxhd
    foxhd Member Posts: 3,181 Member
    #19
    tlr2e said:

    Great news Iceman!

    Great news Iceman!

    I'm a little

    slow to this as I just got home. Keep paving the way IM2!

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