Bone scan results

The bone scan is clear. No problem with the hip area. The dark spots on my neck are probably new bone. The bone is the hardest spot to tell what is going on. There is still a cavity there even after the tumor is gone. New bone shows very bright on bone scans which is a false positive. A bit confusing.

Feeling good otherwise. A bit tired but who couldn't use a good nap most days.

Next up is a muga scan next week to check my heart.

Have a great weekend.

Carolin

Update

I saw the neck doctor today who gave me the thumbs up for most things except running. Maybe if I said I wanted to do motocross he'd say no to that and ease up on the running. I'll ask when I see him in 8 weeks.

The good doc took advantage of the 120 bone density pictures to get a good look at my neck. It also let me hear a quick overview of what the bone density scans had found. The shadows are still there in c3 and c6 of my spine. I've heard these are voids left by dead tumours. What's new was a similar shadow in my hip. Another dead tumour? This doc didn't know as he's more a surgeon. I'm guessing it is or I'd have had another phone call. They aren't shy about calling me in.

Bone Scan

I had a scheduled bone scan this morning. I left the house at 7:30 am to be at the hospital for 8:00 am. They injected me with the usual radioactive dye. Then I had 2 hours to wander around the hospital while the dye was absorbed into my bones. The first scan was at 10:30 am. That took 1/2 an hour. Then they asked me to hang around while the radiologist looked at the results. Then they took me to another machine to take some more detailed pictures of my neck. Another 1/2 an hour scan. Back to the waiting room. Then they said that they needed still more scans. I waited 1/2 an hour and then they sent me to yet another machine. This machine had 3 scanners and took 120 pictures in 1/2 an hour. So close to 1 pm I left the hospital.

Too many scans to be looking for nothing!! Will wait to hear the results. Nothing much surprises me anymore. But I'm not down - we will just do whatever comes next. Chin up!!

Bye for now.