MRI Scan scare

Hi Bertz

I Hope I can put your mind at rest ! My mum has had over 35 scans and they don’t give anything away . That is all part of their training . The reason being they probably are not the ones interpreting the scan . It’s not normally done till well after the procedure and carries with it legalities that mean other staff are not allowed to indicate what they have seen . 
Even if you had a liver full of tumours there would be nothing about that which would cause some urgency in the system . You would think it would but my mum’s original oncologist was very much of the opinion there was no such thing as emergency chemo . They have probably been there for a while so feel free to go on holiday .

At the very start of scanning that would have alarmed me but now I think it’s part of the process . Although I sometimes think they do not realise we hang on their every word . I had a recent mammogram. The girl was absolutely lovely ! Her parting words were of you need to come back and see a consultant it’s in the room down that corridor! Given she was looking at my images I nearly dropped on the spot . It was in fact just polite talk !

I most certainly would not read anything into it at this point . The liver is notorious for benign nodules .

Take care ,

Court 

Thank you Court! That's comforting. My head's going bonkers. I hope nothing bad is reveleaed when the result comes out. Cheers 

Hi Bertz. It’s very easy to try and read the situation wrongly then your head is all over the place. I’ve had scans that seem to have taken longer than the previous one but the radiographers said my bowel was ‘jumping about’ so they took some extra pictures to make sure they had some clear ones. As Court says the radiographers are just told what to scan and not why.

I had to have an mri due to something showing up on my liver - it was a hemangioma which is a harmless cyst or collection of blood vessels which lots of people have all their lives and are none the wiser unless they have a scan.

Fingers crossed the results come back quickly for you 

Take care

Karen x

Thank you Karen. I hope they do and I'm praying that  nothing nasty is found. Cheers 

@court is absolutely right. The Radiographer's job is simply to take the images on any scan procedure. It is not their job to make any interpretations. I have had over 6 scans in the past year...& yes, I've come away from a few....thinking thoughts like 'Oh, she was too kind/ too brusque, etc.' It's just the mind acting up in any stressful situation.....Try to discount it all...as it has no relevance.

Wishing you the best

Marianne 26

Thank you Marianne. That's even more encouraging for me. I'm trying not to think of this afternoon's experience. I'm hoping for relieving news in a couple of days to come. X 

Hi Bertz

When I had my first MRI, to check an indeterminate that's on my liver, I was convinced that they'd seen something. They only have to look at us a certain way and we can easily convince ourselves that they know something. If someone smiles a certain way or seems extra nice, we can think that they know what we're about to face when they're actually just being friendly. I've had a few different scans and the indeterminate on my liver is still the same 7 months later. My oncologist sent my last scan to another hospital for a second opinion. This was him being thorough, not cautious as I saw it. It's a worrying time waiting for results. Keep yourself busy. Declutter or spring clean!

Cheryl x

Hi all, I received my MRI scan results yesterday over the phone from my consultant. It was positive news, no cancer has spread to the liver. Pheew! It was my mind going all over the place after the radiologist's reaction.

I want to thank you all for your comments and support which kept me going over the past few days of waiting. Each time I was down, I would go on this platform and reread the comments to find some comfort and strength. Above all, I was and am still praying that I win this war against the devil. I am a firm believer of God.

The war is not over yet, surgery to the colon has been lined up on the table and possibly chemo after the surgery. I'm  meeting the surgeon this Friday for a talk before the procedure.

1. Would you also kindly advise on what questions I  may need to ask  the surgeon that are key in this procedure and fighting the cancer?

Thank you 

Hi Bertzand good news about no spread. I’ve attached a link to a booklet about the op

https://bowelcancerorguk.s3.amazonaws.com/Publications/Your_operation_Bowel_Cancer_UK.pdf

You might want to ask if they intend to do keyhole or open? Would you need a stoma? Do they suspect any lymph nodes affected? 
Don’t get flustered and ask if you need to bring your own towel like I did

Hope it goes well - keep us posted

Take care

Karen x

ps no you don’t have to take your own towel!

I will update Kareno62. Many thanks.