PET scan

Hi LJ

At last you have a date...it’s strange isn’t it-we want the appointment and to get it over with, but on the other hand we don’t want it because we’re scared of the results. We all feel anxious about scans, and scanxiety  is very real, so you’re not silly at all.

The petscan takes a long time in terms of the waiting round to go into the scanner after they inject the radioactive tracer, but the scan itself is fine. I’d rather have 10 of them than an mri!

i try to think of things like this now-you cannot change whatever the results are-they will be what they will be, so worrying won’t help. If the results are good, you have worried for nothing and if they are not so good, you will go through the worry again. 

The main thing is that you need to get answers and be able to move forward. I really hope the results are the best possible, and you can get on with getting your treatment sorted.

I’d plan something nice for after the scan to have something to look forward to! xx

Thank you for taking the time out to message me. Exactly that. I need to know the results I know its just that scary feeling of what if this what if that and its completely out of my control there is nothing I can do. 

The out of control feeling is awful-we are in this whirlwind of appointments, results, and doctors but it does feel much more settled when you know your stage and plan. 

Cancer and everything about it is full of “what if this” or “what if that”, but I do try to flip that to say, “what if my results are really good and the scan shows nothing unexpected.”. 

I’ve  had really good scan results and really bad ones. All of them were horrible to wait for and deal with. But you’ll soon know, and that a much better place to be! xx

Oh LJ I'm so pleased for you! A step closer to gaining that all important information that you need! If you remember last week when I had a meltdown, I was so impatient for my treatment to begin then when I got a date I couldn't believe my reaction! I was honestly petrified!! The pet scan will give them detailed information on your condition. 2 more sleeps and you'll be grand. I had to do another unknown today with the chemo but I can honestly say I had a blast the other 3 ladies didn't speak to me or eachother and I was having none of it..so by the end of the LONG day I've gave them recipes to try and they're gonna bring me in results to sample. It was actually a lovely day today. Everything unknown you tick off your list is a step closer to ringing that bell Stay Strong

Sorry for the long winded reply. But hope it helps even a tiny bit

Angela xx

Oh hun so pleased that today went well for you. Thank you. It is a step closer just hoping the results are as positive as  an be 

1. The very fact that you rang the hospital and found there was no referral at that point then to get a call for scan on Thursday is amazing..I've spoke to you privately and told you my MRI(or pet) scawould be carried out just before xmas within 2 weeks and I got a call for a cancellation 2 days later! I was gobsmacked at how quick things could actually kick off. Try to see it as a positive! You ng and mayb made them look at your file again and gave you a cancellation? It's all positive but can be scary! Stay strong and keep us posted on how it goes. Every feeling and emotion you have is VALID no matter how silly it feels at the time! I found the scan a weird 1 because they tell you it might make you feel like your gonna wee yourself! but you don't lol. You will find these funny moments along your journey and it all goes towards making it not a big scary thing but a mere process in getting you back to yourself again xx