I had breast cancer and mastectomy 18 months ago now i have pain in my lower back and have been sent for nuclear bone scan tomorrow.
Any one else been through this, any advice.
Have you had a bone scan before? I had one following my mastectomy. The process is very simple, injection with radioactive’dye’, wait awhile....then a scan which does take a little time...There was a bit of chill out music in the background so I just lay there....
Results took a week or so....
Good luck!
Oh, this is timely for me. I have my first bone scan tomorrow.
It was a standard scheduled outpatient appointment, & I meant to find out about it nearer the time. Thought I had plenty of time to get around to it.
Now here I am, still an inpatient & it's tomorrow. Lucky it's the same hospital!
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