BONE SCAN...!!!

Hi Elisha - I probably should have pointed out I had a bone and CT Scans done on the same day (hence confusion) - mind you these days I am easily confused (walk around and bump into corners dribbling a lot! - lol!) All the best, love Josie x x x 

Hi Elisha

I had a bone scan and CT scan done in the delay gap before my mastectomy. At the time it was a means of thinking I was being proactive even though there was a delay. Having read the other ladies comments, I'm thinking maybe it was a big advantage having all done before my body experienced any trauma. It also provided reassuring results as I went into surgery.

The bone scan involved me going for an injection of radioactive stuff mid morning - not too bad, similar to any blood collection, etc. and then I went off to work for 3 hours. When I returned I didn't even have to take clothes, etc off - just my pandora bracelet!! With the great choice of music in the background, I actually has a little snooze while it was happening!!

The "wet the pants" feeeling with the CT scan did provide a giggle. Fortunately the radialogist on the day warned me and although i wondered how that could be when she said it - that's exactly what it felt like!!

Good luck with it all and hopefully it will be as positive as I had!!

Dette xxx

Hi Elisha

I had a bone scan and CT scan done in the delay gap before my mastectomy. At the time it was a means of thinking I was being proactive even though there was a delay. Having read the other ladies comments, I'm thinking maybe it was a big advantage having all done before my body experienced any trauma. It also provided reassuring results as I went into surgery.

The bone scan involved me going for an injection of radioactive stuff mid morning - not too bad, similar to any blood collection, etc. and then I went off to work for 3 hours. When I returned I didn't even have to take clothes, etc off - just my pandora bracelet!! With the great choice of music in the background, I actually has a little snooze while it was happening!!

The "wet the pants" feeeling with the CT scan did provide a giggle. Fortunately the radialogist on the day warned me and although i wondered how that could be when she said it - that's exactly what it felt like!!

Good luck with it all and hopefully it will be as positive as I had!!

Dette xxx

hi elisha,

 i see you are only 25, and it is too young to have to deal with BC, but i know it happens. you probably have other things going on in your life atm  : job, family, relationships, travel. to have a diagnosis of BC would be hard to fathom. big SHOCK. BUT  there is hope, and i do hope you will be ok. it is a lot to deal with. day by day is best advice, and get information to help you make informed choices on your treatments. it is not easy to TRUST someone to operate on you and then have treatments, but research on BEST PRACTICE helps  to have some  confidence in  others advice. you will be monitored also.

i did not have a bone scan with my treatments so cannot help you there.

 have you made any contact with other young BC people, or a breast care nurse too who might help you. it is ok to be SCARED of it all.

my advice is to get all information and try and make sense of it all, to work out the best way forward. there are  online sites for information too, 

 good luck .. kathy.

hi elisha,

 i see you are only 25, and it is too young to have to deal with BC, but i know it happens. you probably have other things going on in your life atm  : job, family, relationships, travel. to have a diagnosis of BC would be hard to fathom. big SHOCK. BUT  there is hope, and i do hope you will be ok. it is a lot to deal with. day by day is best advice, and get information to help you make informed choices on your treatments. it is not easy to TRUST someone to operate on you and then have treatments, but research on BEST PRACTICE helps  to have some  confidence in  others advice. you will be monitored also.

i did not have a bone scan with my treatments so cannot help you there.

 have you made any contact with other young BC people, or a breast care nurse too who might help you. it is ok to be SCARED of it all.

my advice is to get all information and try and make sense of it all, to work out the best way forward. there are  online sites for information too, 

 good luck .. kathy.

Comment on the 'wet your pants' thing - love the way they yell "Don't worry, you haven't wet your pants' - JUST AFTER THE SENSATION HITS YOU! x x x Josie

Comment on the 'wet your pants' thing - love the way they yell "Don't worry, you haven't wet your pants' - JUST AFTER THE SENSATION HITS YOU! x x x Josie

Yes I've had a bone scan... lol sooo many tests hard to remember what was what lol... know what u mean about piece of mind... 

here is a link  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003833.htm  might help answer all ur questions. I do remember this test well and it can sting when they inject you but only for a short amount of time (like 30seconds or something) 

from this test I found out I also have artheritis... lol... breast cancer & artheritis lol b4 I'm 30... lol... 

I think u should definately do the test, for ur piece of mind :) 

Yes I've had a bone scan... lol sooo many tests hard to remember what was what lol... know what u mean about piece of mind... 

here is a link  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003833.htm  might help answer all ur questions. I do remember this test well and it can sting when they inject you but only for a short amount of time (like 30seconds or something) 

from this test I found out I also have artheritis... lol... breast cancer & artheritis lol b4 I'm 30... lol... 

I think u should definately do the test, for ur piece of mind :)