1st Post PET Scan!

Irishgypsie
Irishgypsie Member Posts: 333
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
Hey Folks, Hope everyone is doing well! Indian summer seems to be kicking in here in WNY! :) I love the warm breezes. I am having my 1st post PET scan on Tuesday the 28th. Won't get the results till OCT 4th. So until then I appreciate any prayers you can send my way for a good result! BIG HUGS! :)

Charles
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  • RushFan
    RushFan Member Posts: 224
    #2
    Of course...
    Thoughts and Prayers headed your way for a handshake with NED.
  • Noellesmom
    Noellesmom Member Posts: 1,859 Member
    #3
    Best wishes and prayers
    Looking forward to hearing good results!
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
    #4
    Noellesmom said:

    Best wishes and prayers
    Looking forward to hearing good results!

    On my list for the 28th
    Prayers for a clean PET. Of course!!

    Indian summer here in North Central PA too. Don't want it to end. I've been blowing off cleaning and just sitting outside reading and basking in the sun. There will be time to clean when it's cold and nasty. :)
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #5
    Charles, you da man...
    WTG bud, you've come far....

    Best of luck on the experience and the news....

    Also, to help relieve the anxiety (if you want), you can usually request a copy (free) of the report for yourself. If it's like my facility, they make a copy of the report and CD's for you at the same time they're available for the MD. You can usually get them in 3 - 4 days.

    Best,
    John
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #6
    Hi Charles
    Good luck on the PET and will continue to keep you in prayer
  • JUDYV5
    JUDYV5 Member Posts: 392
    #7
    Looking forward
    Looking forward to hearing your great news.
  • stevenl
    stevenl Member Posts: 587
    #8
    JUDYV5 said:

    Looking forward
    Looking forward to hearing your great news.

    NED
    Ready for another NED dance! Good luck Charles!!!

    Steve
  • Glenna M
    Glenna M Member Posts: 1,576
    #9
    Always in my prayers...
    I will definitely be sending you prayers and positive thoughts on the 28th. I say a prayer everynight for all of us on CSN but will say and extra one for you.

    You will do well and all will be fine.

    Stay well,
    Glenna
  • Lena Rose
    Lena Rose Member Posts: 73
    #10
    Glenna M said:

    Always in my prayers...
    I will definitely be sending you prayers and positive thoughts on the 28th. I say a prayer everynight for all of us on CSN but will say and extra one for you.

    You will do well and all will be fine.

    Stay well,
    Glenna

    Stay Postive...
    try not to worry. Sending prayers and positive thoughts your way!
  • rozaroo
    rozaroo Member Posts: 665
    #11
    Lena Rose said:

    Stay Postive...
    try not to worry. Sending prayers and positive thoughts your way!

    Charles
    Best of luck on your pet next week! Extra prayers are also sent your way!
  • MarineE5
    MarineE5 Member Posts: 1,034 Member
    #12
    Sent

    Prayers Outbound for you

    My Best to You and Everyone Here
  • Scambuster
    Scambuster Member Posts: 973
    #13
    Going in the tunnel with your Charles
    Man, we will be going into the 'Big White Donut' togther brother. I have mine the same day 28th Sept. My last one was December 12th 2009 so this is a big one.

    I will be sending the good vibes your way Charles. Lets hope it's a 'Daily Double' special, with 2 X NED.

    Scam
  • Pam M
    Pam M Member Posts: 2,196
    #14
    Need More Good News
    Hoping for it from both of you, Charles and Scam. Charles, can't believe you have to wait nearly a week for results - ugh - waiting four days (in Nov) will make me antsy. Do well.
  • j3rey
    j3rey Member Posts: 57
    #15
    Prayers for a clean scan
    Will keep you in our thoughts and prayers for a clean scan!
    Jen and Mark
  • denistd
    denistd Member Posts: 597
    #16
    j3rey said:

    Prayers for a clean scan
    Will keep you in our thoughts and prayers for a clean scan!
    Jen and Mark

    pet scan
    Something here I don't understand. I had my pet scan at 12:30 lat Monday, my appointment with my oncologist was the same day at 2:30 pm. I had the scan, had some lunch and went to the doc's office. I go to the Hershey medical Center which is the medical wing of Penn State. For Kimba, I live just across the river from you in Wrightsville, anyway I go into the consult room, nurse takes my blood pressure and asks the obligatory questions and leaves. Doc comes in about 15 minutes later and says "let me show you your pet scan" there is a large screen in the consult room and I see the scan in living moving color. He said it was clear and great. Why do we have to wait some 5 or 6 days in some instances to get the results when they are read the same day? I said was he the only one to look at it? he said no the team had looked at it. Why the wait and anxiety? Denis
  • Pam M
    Pam M Member Posts: 2,196
    #17
    denistd said:

    pet scan
    Something here I don't understand. I had my pet scan at 12:30 lat Monday, my appointment with my oncologist was the same day at 2:30 pm. I had the scan, had some lunch and went to the doc's office. I go to the Hershey medical Center which is the medical wing of Penn State. For Kimba, I live just across the river from you in Wrightsville, anyway I go into the consult room, nurse takes my blood pressure and asks the obligatory questions and leaves. Doc comes in about 15 minutes later and says "let me show you your pet scan" there is a large screen in the consult room and I see the scan in living moving color. He said it was clear and great. Why do we have to wait some 5 or 6 days in some instances to get the results when they are read the same day? I said was he the only one to look at it? he said no the team had looked at it. Why the wait and anxiety? Denis

    My question, too Denis
    I wait two to four days for results from scans. The last time I went in, the tech let me know that they'd send my doc results within 24 hours. Dunno why we'd be left waiting any longer than absolutely necessary - they surely know it's a stressor for us.
  • delnative
    delnative Member Posts: 450 Member
    #18
    Pam M said:

    My question, too Denis
    I wait two to four days for results from scans. The last time I went in, the tech let me know that they'd send my doc results within 24 hours. Dunno why we'd be left waiting any longer than absolutely necessary - they surely know it's a stressor for us.

    I don't usually have to wait
    I had my treatment and have all my follow-ups at Johns Hopkins. But last year, my then-insurer (Aetna) said I couldn't have my PET scans at Hopkins, and I had to have them at my local hospital. They had to ship my results to Hopkins, and it'd be about two weeks before my ENT at Hopkins could go over the results with me.
    This year I'm on Blue Cross-Blue Shield, which allows me to get my scan at Hopkins. I get it done in the morning and by 1 or 2 p.m. my ENT is going over the results with me.
    Either way, the waiting doesn't bother me. Que sera sera, as the saying goes.

    --Jim in Delaware
  • Glenna M
    Glenna M Member Posts: 1,576
    #19
    denistd said:

    pet scan
    Something here I don't understand. I had my pet scan at 12:30 lat Monday, my appointment with my oncologist was the same day at 2:30 pm. I had the scan, had some lunch and went to the doc's office. I go to the Hershey medical Center which is the medical wing of Penn State. For Kimba, I live just across the river from you in Wrightsville, anyway I go into the consult room, nurse takes my blood pressure and asks the obligatory questions and leaves. Doc comes in about 15 minutes later and says "let me show you your pet scan" there is a large screen in the consult room and I see the scan in living moving color. He said it was clear and great. Why do we have to wait some 5 or 6 days in some instances to get the results when they are read the same day? I said was he the only one to look at it? he said no the team had looked at it. Why the wait and anxiety? Denis

    I've wondered the same thing
    I've wondered about the wait also. Sometimes I get my CT results in a couple of days and other times I have to wait a week. I called and asked my Rad nurse if she could give me the results over the phone or at least move my appointment up sooner. She said she couldn't as Dr. M has to read the results before he sees me, maybe he is really busy with many other patients (I know this is true) or else he is a real slow reader ;-)

    I'm starting to learn not to let it get to me and just keep my mind on other things while I wait.

    My best to everyone,
    Glenna
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #20
    Glenna M said:

    I've wondered the same thing
    I've wondered about the wait also. Sometimes I get my CT results in a couple of days and other times I have to wait a week. I called and asked my Rad nurse if she could give me the results over the phone or at least move my appointment up sooner. She said she couldn't as Dr. M has to read the results before he sees me, maybe he is really busy with many other patients (I know this is true) or else he is a real slow reader ;-)

    I'm starting to learn not to let it get to me and just keep my mind on other things while I wait.

    My best to everyone,
    Glenna

    MD Schedule & CT - PET Specialists
    I tend to think it's both your MD schedules & CT-PET Specialists driven. I know that the ability is there to read at least the CT the same day. When I was initially diagnosed, my ENT had me go to another building for my CT. All within the same medical facility or compound. Anyways once I had finished, he had me return and went over it with me on his computer. It was already uploaded and displayed graphically.

    I do know that there are MD CT-PET professional's that read and give their official reports to the prescribing MD's, that also could be a factor.

    I'm not sure if the prescribing MD's take a peek or not. I know like mentioned earlier, you can ask for a copy of the reults and get the written, interpreted report and CD's the same time they are officially given to the prescribing MD.

    I also called my ENT, whom wasn't the prescribing MD for my last PET a few days after I had it. He had alreay looked at it and told me (through his nurse) everything was good.

    But my ENT is the head of my medical team consisting of himself, Chemo MD, and Rads MD.

    Best,
    John
  • Joel4
    Joel4 Member Posts: 263 Member
    #21
    Skiffin16 said:

    MD Schedule & CT - PET Specialists
    I tend to think it's both your MD schedules & CT-PET Specialists driven. I know that the ability is there to read at least the CT the same day. When I was initially diagnosed, my ENT had me go to another building for my CT. All within the same medical facility or compound. Anyways once I had finished, he had me return and went over it with me on his computer. It was already uploaded and displayed graphically.

    I do know that there are MD CT-PET professional's that read and give their official reports to the prescribing MD's, that also could be a factor.

    I'm not sure if the prescribing MD's take a peek or not. I know like mentioned earlier, you can ask for a copy of the reults and get the written, interpreted report and CD's the same time they are officially given to the prescribing MD.

    I also called my ENT, whom wasn't the prescribing MD for my last PET a few days after I had it. He had alreay looked at it and told me (through his nurse) everything was good.

    But my ENT is the head of my medical team consisting of himself, Chemo MD, and Rads MD.

    Best,
    John

    Best Wishes
    Charles, I am thinking of you and praying.
    Waiting for results can be so tough but be positive and expect good news.
    Same goes for you Scam!

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