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CT Scan and Bone Scan Results by Daria Posted Thu 29 Apr 2010 12:00am It wasn’t long before the door knock came and in walked my Onc. He asked me how I was feeling … do I have pain of any kind, how is the Xeloda treating me? I’m thinking to myself … enough of the small talk, give me the news. This is sort of how it went … There are new growths on the liver …. blah blah blah … Xeloda no longe ... Read on »

CT Scan and Bone Scan by Daria Posted Tue 20 Apr 2010 12:00am Yesterday I went in for my CT scan and bone scan. First the CT scan and getting an IV. Finding a good vein in my left arm is getting to be a bit tricky so the nurse... then poured me my one liter ‘contrast’ drink and sent me to the waiting room so I could slurp it up. A short time later I had my CT scan. After my CT scan, I went to nuclear Read on »

The Evidence Gap - Weighing the Costs of a CT Scan’s Look Inside the Heart - Series - NYTimes.com by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 18 Nov 2008 12:13am The Evidence Gap - Weighing the Costs of a CT Scan’s Look Inside the Heart - Series - NYTimes.com: "While clinical trials have not shown that stents benefit patients with no symptoms of heart disease, they are still routinely inserted in such patients when tests find significant blockages. Cardiologists joke that the phenomenon is “ocular stenosis Read on »

Went in for scans today. CT scan ... by RCC-Fighter Patient Expert

Posted Mon 04 May 2009 5:26pm Went in for scans today. CT scan and bone scan, plus labs. I keep hearing about "scanxiety" leading up to the scans and wonder why I manage to avoid feeling any.... Of course, it was impossible to do so during the CT scan because the robotic man-voice kept talking to me. "Breath in...hold your breath...breath" kept me awake what with me being Read on »

October 13th- (CT Scan Results) ... by Jo C. Burzycki Patient Expert

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 9:53pm October 13th- (CT Scan Results) The CT Scan results came back very badly today. The cancer has spread past my thyroid and I also have cancer in my abdomen, liver, "gut", and adrenal glands. I am now considered Stage 5 in my cancer. The worst stage. Long term survival rate is less than 16% according to the internet. The good points? Well this isn't Read on »

CA125 and CT Scan Results are back... by Shauna Berglund-Immel Posted Mon 10 Aug 2009 4:32pm from my doctor: Hello Shauna. I am sorry for the delay in my reply. There are some slight changes in the results but not dramatic changes. The CA 125 is slightly higher at 81. The CT scan shows a small increase in the amount of fluid in the abdomen. Nothing else is changed. Given these changes, I think we should continue Read on »

CT Scan Results by Amy Schroeder Posted Thu 26 Aug 2010 2:46pm Just to update, the CT Scan was clear! No bleeding on the brain and no strokes are evident. The seizure was probably just a "breakthrough" seizure that can be medicated. Woohoo!!! Read on »

CT Scan - Mixed Results by Daria Posted Wed 01 Jul 2009 6:38pm Just came back from the Cancer Institute from my oncologist appointment. Blood work looks good for chemo tomorrow. We have mixed results on the CT scan. When looking for changes on the CT scan, generally we focus on two of the largest tumors and compare them from scan to scan. On this CT scan, we noticed the largest tumor did shrink a bit but we Read on »

CT Scan Results Today by Daria Posted Mon 25 Jan 2010 12:00am Just got back from the clinic and my CT scan results indicate things are stable. My liver has rotated a bit so the radiologist couldn’t take any measurements of my tumours... to the last scan. The Onc asked how my lungs were feeling. I said they are better than previous months. I still cough a bit and use the inhaler maybe one day in a cycle but overall I Read on »

CT Scan Results by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted Fri 17 Oct 2008 9:01pm Dr. Kang called yesterday with the results of Drew's CT scan. Drew's inner ear formation is in tact and there are no structural issues with his inner ear. This confirms his candidacy for his cochlear implants! While this is the news we were expecting, we are very happy that our son has two perfectly shaped cochlea's! As with the course of this journey Read on »