All Aboard ... New Flower/Olga having a CT Scan -- Our Pink Bus is leaving the parking lot !!!

VickiSam
VickiSam Member Posts: 9,079 Member
in Breast Cancer #1

Positive thoughts and prayers for your dear Olga ...  Fingers, and toes crossed as well.

 

Vicki Sam

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  • New Flower
    New Flower Member Posts: 4,294
    #2
    Thank you Vicki for setting up the bus
    Leaving within minutes for a 1 hour drive to Westwood
    Hugs
  • coco2008
    coco2008 Member Posts: 418
    #3
    New Flower said:

    Thank you Vicki for setting up the bus
    Leaving within minutes for a 1 hour drive to Westwood
    Hugs

    Wait for me. I'm running as

    Wait for me. I'm running as fast as I can.

    Prayes and hugs.

    Sandy

  • ManWithaMission
    ManWithaMission Member Posts: 497
    #4
    Pink Bus

    It's a good thing that I know how to drive a "clutch"! Who ordered the "double decker" bus in the first place? That's O.K., I'll put all the roudy ones up there and hope they don't fall out! HA HA HA HAA! Pit stops at the liquor store. Now who has the fried chicken?

    (((HUGS))) and prayers

        Robert

  • SIROD
    SIROD Member Posts: 2,194 Member
    #5
    To New Flower

    May the Ct scan be a good one.  I will be there with positive thoughts.

     

    Doris

  • Lynn Smith
    Lynn Smith Member Posts: 1,264 Member
    #6
    OMG

    OMG goodness it's mid afternoon.I missed the Pink Bus.Probably you're already back. Olga, wishing you good test results. Keep us updated as soon as you find out.

    Hope all of you didn't get to tipsy after stopping at the Liquior Store on the way home.If so you'll have to sober up before the drive home.

    Lynn Smith

     

  • Faith_In_God
    Faith_In_God Member Posts: 76
    #7
    Good luck Olga

    Good luck with your CT scan Olga.

     

  • Christmas Girl
    Christmas Girl Member Posts: 3,682 Member
    #8
    Faith_In_God said:

    Good luck Olga

    Good luck with your CT scan Olga.

     

    HOPING for you, Olga...

    With all my heart.

    Kind regards, Susan

  • lintx
    lintx Member Posts: 697
    #9
    Christmas Girl said:

    HOPING for you, Olga...

    With all my heart.

    Kind regards, Susan

    Sending positive thoughts

     

    and prayers to you, Olga.  (My fellow gemini!)  Hugs, Linda

  • Jean 0609
    Jean 0609 Member Posts: 2,462
    #10
    Sorry I missed the bus Olga

    Hoping for good results.

    xoxo,

    Jean

  • RE
    RE Member Posts: 4,591 Member
    #11
    HUGS!

    Sending hugs for our New Flower!  You are always in my prayers dear one!

     

    RE

  • rutzetta
    rutzetta Member Posts: 174
    #12
    New Flower

    Shout out LOUD to New Flower- we are with you all the way!!!!!

    Constance

  • camul
    camul Member Posts: 2,537
    #13
    New Flower said:

    Thank you Vicki for setting up the bus
    Leaving within minutes for a 1 hour drive to Westwood
    Hugs

    Olaga,I missed the bus!
    But I am prayingnthat the results are good!
    Keeping you in my prayers,
    Carol
  • missrenee
    missrenee Member Posts: 2,136 Member
    #14
    rutzetta said:

    New Flower

    Shout out LOUD to New Flower- we are with you all the way!!!!!

    Constance

    I also missed the bus, but

    sending prayers and my most positive energy for a good scan, Olga.  Hope you get great results very soon.

    Hugs, Renee

  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #15
    Nuts! Missed the bus....

    But I'm running FAST to catch up!!

     

    Olga, sending big, warm healthy vibes!!!

     

    Hugs, Kathi

  • New Flower
    New Flower Member Posts: 4,294
    #16
    rutzetta said:

    New Flower

    Shout out LOUD to New Flower- we are with you all the way!!!!!

    Constance

    Thank you all very much

    Thank you very much. the ride was fun, we laughed all the way to the radiology.

    well... Procedure itself. It was something wrong with IV, i could not hold my arm up, because it was painfull. the technician allowed me to keep my IV arm down, however she mentioned that the picture quility could be compromised. That was the first time I had a problem like today. I have a question to CT scan veterans, what is the reason to keep arm with IV catheter up?

    my appointment with oncologist is scheduled on Thurday. I will let you know as soon as I learn about results.

    hugs

    PS. my heart breaks for Jamie and her family,  it has been very hard.

    Olga

  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #17
    New Flower said:

    Thank you all very much

    Thank you very much. the ride was fun, we laughed all the way to the radiology.

    well... Procedure itself. It was something wrong with IV, i could not hold my arm up, because it was painfull. the technician allowed me to keep my IV arm down, however she mentioned that the picture quility could be compromised. That was the first time I had a problem like today. I have a question to CT scan veterans, what is the reason to keep arm with IV catheter up?

    my appointment with oncologist is scheduled on Thurday. I will let you know as soon as I learn about results.

    hugs

    PS. my heart breaks for Jamie and her family,  it has been very hard.

    Olga

    Your arm pain....

    It could be your vein was trying to 'blow'...a delicious term used for when the walls of the vein are weakened, and so can open.  It's not particularly dangerous in an arm...at least that is what I was told...I experienced more an itching than pain....BUT, through my double cancer journey, all but one of my veins in my elbow were 'blown'....some have scar tissue that close them forever, one, if a pediactric needle is used, is still accessable.  I guard that one 'good' vein like a Bull Terrier!!!!  *smile*

    By having your arm lowered, it may have been an attempt to use gravity to help stop the 'blow' possibility...or, in the act of keeping your arm straight...

     

    Yes, I, too, am very sad with the news of Jamie...

     

     

    Hugs, Kathi

  • aisling8
    aisling8 Member Posts: 1,627 Member
    #18
    KathiM said:

    Nuts! Missed the bus....

    But I'm running FAST to catch up!!

     

    Olga, sending big, warm healthy vibes!!!

     

    Hugs, Kathi

    oops

    Had to go to work, missed the bus, but certainly not cause I don't care.

    I'll keep fingers crossed for hopeful news on Thursday.

    xoxo

    Victoria

  • sea60
    sea60 Member Posts: 2,613
    #19
    aisling8 said:

    oops

    Had to go to work, missed the bus, but certainly not cause I don't care.

    I'll keep fingers crossed for hopeful news on Thursday.

    xoxo

    Victoria

    Took a pink taxi

    and followed the bus! Prayers!

  • New Flower
    New Flower Member Posts: 4,294
    #20
    sea60 said:

    Took a pink taxi

    and followed the bus! Prayers!

    Stable- good news

    good evening 

    just got email from my onc- stable!!!!

    thank you Kathi I will ask for pediatric next time. 

    Thank you all for positive thoughts and prayers I will update you after I see my oncologist tomorrow 

    hugs

  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #21
    New Flower said:

    Stable- good news

    good evening 

    just got email from my onc- stable!!!!

    thank you Kathi I will ask for pediatric next time. 

    Thank you all for positive thoughts and prayers I will update you after I see my oncologist tomorrow 

    hugs

    DANCING!!!!!

    Thank you for the update, dearest!!!!

     

    And I reread your question:  

    The reason to keep your arm up normally with a CT for the chest/breast is to move all of the 'fatty bits' (breast tissue...*grin*) to as flat a position as possible.  The less tissue the CT has to go thru, the better picture it creates....

     But, as far as the pediatric needle....I always insist, unless there is an explanation as to why not.  Some test deliveries require a faster flow, but for the rest....if it is a choice, even for Lab blood draws, I ALWAYS choose pediatric!  (Makes the tech be more careful, too...harder to hurt me when finding the vein....*grin*...it's all about ME, as usual....*grin*)

    Hugs, Kathi

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