@BenCotto I was going to say the same as Songbird and JennyJ, bone scans are really nothing to worry about. There is a wait of 8 weeks here though before the GP gets the results and my latest one is still not available. I ask for a printout so I can compare it with all the others I've got - my Surgery are very good.
We can also see our records on line although they are coded so not always easy to understand. According to the news yesterday, all surgeries will have to make the patients records automatically available online as from today I believe. Some hope!
Thank you Jenny and Songbird but I think the bone density scan might be different from the bone cancer scan. Mine involves injecting you with something radioactive and then you kick your heels for three hours while the dye or whatever it is works its way through your body while you get to peak anxiety. Then a big camera passes very slowly over you from head to toe, passing just a couple of inches above your nose. The timing is c. 20 minutes which I can rationalise all I like but it is still an ordeal for me.
@BenCotto, I didn't realise it was a totally different kind of bone scan. Sorry. Could you maybe try some relaxation exercises whilst you're going through it.? I can get claustrophobic sometimes and when I had to have an MRI scan, in the tunnel, I shut my eyes and thought about somewhere where I feel very happy, visualise the surroundings, smelled the smells, felt the touch of things and this kept me busy long enough to come out of the tunnel at the other end! Phew....good luck anyway.Hope it will pass quick enough for you not to feel any ill effects.
Thanks for the tips, Songbird. I do try the visualisation technique at the dentists and sometimes it works.
I imagine for a couple of days I’ll be crackling like a Geiger counter and, as I understand it, for a short while must keep away from pregnant women and young children.
The optimum outcome from this is that I’ll be attending daily radiotherapy sessions for a month at the same time my wife will be doing weekly chemotherapy infusions. Unfortunately we’ll be at different hospitals.
Hmm that does sound different. Mine was a DEXA scan, because the GP's computer said I had a high fracture risk (wrongly, as it turned out). Nothing injected first, and you don't go inside a machine, it just moves over you while you lie on the table. You do have to keep still though. I think they strapped my ankles down to keep my legs in the right position. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dexa-scan/what-happens/. I hope it turns out OK for you, and your wife. Do you have anyone to help out while you're both having treatment?
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Thank you for those kind words Jenny. We are so fortunate to live in an exceptionally inclusive, friendly village. My wife actually has her own WhatsApp village support group and, with one brief message, she would get at least 10 people volunteering to take her to the hospital. The one she uses most often is 30 minutes’ drive; indeed we were there today for heart tests, the ninth visit in the past 7 weeks. Some of the other hospitals are 40, 55 and 80 minutes away. Help would be given willingly.
I'm really sorry to hear @BenCotto that you and your wife will be needing to receive treatment at the same time and in different hospitals. I send you my best wishes and positive thoughts throughout that ( what I imagine will be ) difficult time.
Thank you @Songbird-2 . If there had not been two significant failures to intervene a year ago I do believe my wife would not now have terminal cancer with quite a short prognosis. 14 months ago the breast surgeon said she did not need a mammogram. “Really?” No, I think not. 12 months ago the GP said the excruciating hip pain was bursitis. “Might it be bone cancer?” Oh no, no need to worry about that. The clock cannot be turned back and our world has shrunk.
That's devastating @BenCotto. I know of a situation very similar but the person insisted very strongly that scans/tests be taken....and was proved correct . It would have been an entirely story otherwise. It's heartbreaking for you. I'm so sorry to hear this.
It's appalling @BenCotto and I can only admire your fortitude in the face of such dreadful neglect. I wish you all the best and hope you both can find ways to laugh, enjoy, share and find comfort.
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We can also see our records on line although they are coded so not always easy to understand. According to the news yesterday, all surgeries will have to make the patients records automatically available online as from today I believe. Some hope!
I imagine for a couple of days I’ll be crackling like a Geiger counter and, as I understand it, for a short while must keep away from pregnant women and young children.
The optimum outcome from this is that I’ll be attending daily radiotherapy sessions for a month at the same time my wife will be doing weekly chemotherapy infusions. Unfortunately we’ll be at different hospitals.
It's heartbreaking for you. I'm so sorry to hear this.