I'm having strong memories of my SNB sitting in the same waiting room this morning for a CT and bone scan. Unpleasant. I've avoided sitting in the same chair. Hardly anyone here today. That morning it was heaving with people. I trust this experience will be considerably less painful...

Good to keep busy! All good with my situation. Went to the physio this morning and she had the bone scan report. Nothing but some mild arthritis in my spine. The spot on my pelvis is nothing to worry about also.My mystery pain is from 3 damaged tendons and should improve over the next couple of weeks. Hopefully your news will be good and soon. It really is the waiting that makes it so hard! xxx

Isn't it amazing @kmakm that once upon a time we would have thought nothing of it. Oh yeah, the scans aren't back, there's probably nothing wrong anyway. Continue on with your day.Not any more though. That scared little rabbit hides in there ready to pop it's head up at any time. Case in point. After all my digging and what have you, my back and hip are really shot to bits. So off I toddle to the GP and she orders xray and u/s on hip, lower spine and sacro area. "Just to be sure, given the history."Now the sane and sensible side of me is there the majority of the time these days, so no worries going for the scans. Any normal, non cancery type person would be pretty sore and could have pulled all sorts of bits and pieces after that right?Three days later I am in the waiting room to get results. No problem. Not a thought anything was going to be seriously wrong....until.The lady in front of me comes out of the office. A few minutes go by and the doc still hasn't called me in yet. Silence. No shuffling of papers, no click click of the keyboard, nothing.Uh oh, here comes that rabbit twitching its scared little nose, where the heck did she come from?....Shit, feed that rabbit some carrots. It's fine, she's probably just reading the report or having a drink, coffee, what ever. Carrots, carrots, carrots. Why hasn't she called me in? Why is it taking so long? Maybe there's something she doesn't want to tell me. This is just taking far too long to be nothing etc etc. I can feel the tremble starting and my heart rate going up. The rabbit won't be quiet. Finally, after what felt like an eternity but was probably really less than 10 minutes, she calls me. "Sorry that took so long, I had to duck out to the ladies" She must have seen the look on my face because the first thing she says "You're ok, nothing serious, you've just torn a couple of muscles" Stupid rabbit. :wink: All the best lovely. xoxoxox

There were three spots on the liver and they were all cysts. SUCH a relief.However he found a 6mm growth on my gallbladder which will have to be monitored. He said it's probably a polyp but they don't biopsy them unless they're 10mm or more.It's a bummer about the gall bladder but at least I know. If there's a problem brewing they'll be on to it early. Gallbadder cancer is rare, and usually diagnosed at Stage 4 because it's symptomless until too late. So all in all my stance on scans remains the same: I'd rather have them than not.Current state of mind: phew!

Hang in there sweety pie... yeah, I remember that "Little pinch now" as the elephant sized needle approached my quivering in fear boob. The trauma stays tattooed on my inner self years later. ((((Biiiig Hug))))).

Thinking of you. Had CT and bone scan just last week and it does bring back those initial diagnosis memories big time. Hope all is good with the scans. Take care. xxx

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AllyJay
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6 years ago
Hang in there sweety pie... yeah, I remember that "Little pinch now" as the elephant sized needle approached my quivering in fear boob. The trauma stays tattooed on my inner self years later. ((((Biiiig Hug))))).
lrb_03
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6 years ago
More hugs coming your way. Hope it's all going ok at this stage xo
Deanne
Member
6 years ago
Thinking of you. Had CT and bone scan just last week and it does bring back those initial diagnosis memories big time. Hope all is good with the scans. Take care. xxx
SoldierCrab
Member
6 years ago
Breathe beautiful lady it is horrible how it hits us like a freight train on full steam
I pray that all results are good and you can relax again for another year or so

hugs
Blossom1961
Member
6 years ago
Next time something like this comes up, ring me and I will come in with you. Big hugs. Didi xxx
Scaredycat
Member
6 years ago
Wishing you all the best & clear scans.
It’s a bugger how those past memories hit us at the wrong times. Hopefully, the scans will be over & done with quickly & you can get out of there.
kitkatb
Member
6 years ago
Hopefully @kmakm all went well today. I had my scans a month ago and you can't help but think about how far we have come whilst sitting there waiting. wishing you the best results K. xo
Glynnis
Member
6 years ago
Hope all went well for you today @kmakm
kmakm
Member
6 years ago
Thank you all. It was a very long and tedious day. The CT is so quick and the bone scan is so looong.

I had a bit of a side effect with the CT. As that hot pee feeling subsided I began to feel quite nauseous and sort of heavy. Not a pleasant sensation at all. So a nurse was called and she didn't want me standing up so I was wheeled on a trolley back to the main room. Embarrassment!

I'm having a bit of a worry now though. My BS ordered left chest (where my pain is) and abdo, and then said, no, just left chest. Today they did a full body scan, then the chest from both sides and then my abdomen from both sides. Is that a standard bone scan? Or did they see something suss and go back for another look?
Deanne
Member
6 years ago
How soon do you get your results @kmakm? I think it is pretty normal for us to start examining everything over and over in our minds and looking for signs that might say one way or the other. I had my bone scan last Friday and will finally get results tomorrow morning. It is doing my head in to stop from looking at the images and googling. I even worried because the lady who did my scan seemed to avoid me at the end. Did she find something? Etc etc.

I have no idea what is standard in these scans and I actually had my eyes shut for most of mine and am really not sure where it scanned. It does take a long time and my back was extra sore the next day from laying still on a hard ‘bed’ for so long.

I am trying to concentrate on the good points, at least they are being thorough and taking our pain and concern seriously etc. Hopefully we will both hear soon that all is good (at least cancer wise!).

Thinking of you. Take care. xxx