ANOTHER SCAN!!!!!!!!

hileena111
hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
edited 17. Aug 2011, 03:56 in Living with Arthritis archive
Had an MRI yesterday, have a Dexa one booked for Thurs and a consultation with the back specialist mid Sept.
This morning I got a letter.....another scan 30th August....a couple of days after I get back, Its a bone scan.....but not a Dexa....its a Nuclear Medicine Imaging scan, An injection {radioactive} then 3 hours to wait and then x rays which will take 30 to 45 mins.....then home?? Oh well this is one i havent had before

Love
Hileena

Comments

  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,116
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Hileena.
    they are putting you throught it. you should get good
    results from having all that done.
    good luck. joan xx
    take care
    joan xx
  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Wow Hileena you are really going thru it,hope everything goes okay and you get good results.Mig
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,835
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Hileena

    Glad they are being so thorough to be honest - things are not right and someone wants to find out why :smile:

    I have had the nuclear one for my heart a few years ago. Did radioactive wee for a while but apart from that it was similar to MRI type (had to remove anything metal - l know you know what l refer to :wink: ).

    Love

    toni xx
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Blimey Hileena the nhs are keeping you busy.

    I like toni are glad though, atleast they are looking out for you and will eventually get to the bottom of the problem.

    Take care
    Juliepf x
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi,
    I know what you re referring to Toni.....I've still got it intact LOL
    yes they really are putting me through it....hope it's worth it in the end.
    I know it varies depending on what part of you they are doing
    I had googled it and it looked similar to an MRI table.....but the letter does say you might sit, stand, or lie on a table.....hope the table one isnt similar to an MRI...was stuck in ther for 30 mins yesterday ....no music or anything
    Never thought about weeing radioactive LOL LOL
    Love
    Hileena
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    My diary has changed completely!!!!!!!!
    If someone suggested doing something I checked it to make sure I wasnt going anywhere else that day.
    Now I check it to see if I have a docs appointment, consultant appointment, scan of some kind or other????
    How sad is that :sad:
    I have a GP telephone call this morning.
    Want to see if she needs to chase up the MRI before i go away on Fri morning.
    Really I'm just nosey and want the result but thats as good a reason as any {to tell her} :lol:

    Love
    Hileena
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Morning Hileena

    Hope you have a good telephone consultation with your gp, It is so much better than having to go and sit in their waiting rooms.

    I can imagine your diary, mine has been quite full too (not as full as yours mind :lol: )

    I bet you are looking forward to going away on friday, I hope you have a lovely time.

    Take care
    Juliepf x
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oooooh! Radioactive stuff? Will you be a glowing hileena? I know it's a bind but at least they are trying to find out all they can to help you, that can only be a good thing. Enjoy the holiday - you need and deserve it hon! DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Yes...I am looking forward to my holiday....not the journey there but the holiday :wink:
    DD.....When the consultant mentioned bone scan I thought he meant dexa and I said I've got an appointment for one {tomorrow} he said Oh No....not one of those....this one makes you glow :lol::lol::lol: So until I got the letter and the appointment for that I didnt really know what it was??? :?: :???:

    Love
    Hileena