I went in for my after treatment PET scan today. The PET scan is the thing I bitched about several months back because my shoulder hurt. I won't bitch today, but it still was pretty friggin' painful. Next time I am going to stretch days in advance, like Mathilde said I should, and I'm going to remember to take Advil like my Mom said I should. I guess I should listen more to the women in my life.
I have to wait until August 28th to get the results. I called to hear if I could find out earlier, and they said probably not (which means no). I have to say I am pretty nervous. This is sort of the deciding moment. I realize I am going to be having similar moments every third month for the next couple of years, but I think this one is a bit more stressful. The future scans will check to make sure the cancer hasn't come back - this one today is checking to see if the cancer really went away, or if it somehow managed to weather the chemo/radiation storm unleashed on it during the last 9 months.
My fingers are crossed
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
PET scanned today
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Hi Kevin--
All of the Wards are thinking about you and hoping that the results of your PET scan are absolutely perfect.
What was it about the PET scan that was painful? Did they put you in a strange position? I had one before my pancreatic surgery last year, but I don't remember much about it -- just that I had to wait forever to get in (they couldn't find my records) and that I had to drink some awful stuff.
AND -- Happy belated birthday! I've been way behind this year.
Lots of love,
Aunt Barb for the whole Ward family
hey kenin--i have my fingers crossed too--
had a short but fun visit in boston with doe,loren and madeliene--i brought my camera so we could watch the emily-anna show before going to bed!!!
happy belated b-day too!!love susie
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