CTScan and Bone Scan
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DariaPosted
Tue 20 Apr 2010 12:00am
Yesterday I went in for my CTscan and bone scan. First the CTscan 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 CTscan.
After my CTscan, I went to nuclear
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The Evidence Gap - Weighing the Costs of a CTScan’s Look Inside the Heart - Series - NYTimes.com
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Dr. Aniruddha M.Posted
Tue 18 Nov 2008 12:13am
The Evidence Gap - Weighing the Costs of a CTScan’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
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Went in for scans today. CTscan ...
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RCC-FighterPosted
Mon 04 May 2009 5:26pm
Went in for scans today. CTscan 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 CTscan because the robotic man-voice kept talking to me. "Breath in...hold your breath...breath" kept me awake what with me being
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CTScan and Bone Scan Results
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DariaPosted
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 ...
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October 07, 2008 COPD fun?! drinking Redi-CT for CTscan
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RoxlynPosted
Tue 07 Oct 2008 6:16pm
I may be a bit crabby today, because I'm following instructions in preparation for abdominal CTscan with contrast. 3 hours before: stop eating and drinking, 2 hrs before drink a half bottle of "stuff" called Redi-CT, instructions say you can sip it, but radiology technician suggested to chug it down and think sweet thoughts. Umm, it must not taste
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CTScan Today
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DariaPosted
Wed 19 Aug 2009 6:19pm
Today I had my CTscan. I will get the results of the scan when I see my oncologist next which is the first week in September.
Having a lovely day and hope you are too!
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My 3-D CTscan
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Christine from WIPosted
Mon 17 Nov 2008 11:44pm
Here is a still from my 3-D CTscan that was ordered by The Chiari Institute. It shows how the hole cut into the back of my skull (by a local neurosurgeon) is in the wrong spot. It should be centered - not off to the right.
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