stand4hope Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 . . . please pray for clean scans for my husband. He got a brain MRI today and Chest/Abdomen/Pelvic CT. I have the CD of the brain and don't like what I see. I do remember what the last one looked like in March. We get results Friday afternoon. Please pray that I am a lousy MRI reader. Thanks in advance. Love to all, Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addie Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Peggy....you've got all my best wishes that yes, you are a lousy interpreter of MRIs. Hoping the results are much better than what you think you're seeing. Remember too, that how your hubby is feeling is also important and indicative of how he's doing. We'll be waiting to hear what the doc has to say. Please try to relax till Friday....and I know that's tough....but try, ok? Holding all good thoughts..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Cheryl- Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Oh Peggy, Prayers, you got it! One of our own, who shall remain nameless here(Ray !!!), looked at his scans before giving them to his doctor. He believed the two black masses were brain mets....they were eye orbits. Point is, let the doctor do the diagnosing, after all he did go to med school or perhaps got on of those degrees through the mail. You'll drive yourself crazy! Prayers with you both. Love, Cheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinsdakota Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Hoping the results are not as bad as you think, and wishing you all the best luck.....and Happy Holidays....Rich B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadstimeon Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Thoughts and prayers for the best of results Peggy. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Peggy, I am sending good vibes your way! I was about to type that I remember a story of someone not liking the looks of a scan and it was eyeballs he was seeing. Cheryl beat me to the punch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stand4hope Posted December 14, 2004 Author Share Posted December 14, 2004 Thanks for the laugh, Cheryl. You have NO IDEA how much I needed that tonight. At least I will go to bed with that memory on my mind. I DO remember that, but I had forgotten. Poor Ray (I'm sorry, Ray, for laughing). I can identify the eye sockets. I can also identify the largest met which still has considerable edema around it. What concerns me is there are so many more white dots, which are what was pointed out to us before as the brain mets. In one view, I counted 13. In other views, I couldn't tell if they were different dots or just different views of the 13 dots I counted in the one view. I don't think I want to know. If it weren't for the laugh you gave me, I would have had a restless night. Thanks to the rest of you for the good wishes and prayers. Love, Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karenl Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Peggy Thinking of you both and hoping for great results. Don't read your own scans - that's why we pay the doctors the big bucks!! If just anyone could interpret them correctly, we wouldn't need doctors, would we??! Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Peggy- Sending strongest vibes for good scan results and praying that you are a lousy scan interpreter! Let us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nushka Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Peggy, Of course you have my prayers. I hope you are wrong. I think about you often and will continue to. Its the holidays for pete's sake...you need a break. Get some sleep and remember the eyeballs lol. Nina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimblanchard Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Peggy, you are one of our shining stars, so kind, so supportive and positive. Seems like a good time to tell you that. Yup, so hard to wait, but Friday will come and then you will sort of know. I sure am hoping for the best for you and your husband. PS I read our CT Scan but am now waiting to see what a professional says, so we are a bit in the same boat. Happy Holidays, especially happy holidays for both of you. Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimblanchard Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Peggy, My prayers are with you and your husband. I usually pick up my MRI from the test location and bring them to the doctor. So, I am always checking them myself because I know so much (ha!, ha! ha!) Serioiusly, I know the wait can be long and the anxiety grows by the passing hour. Please that you are included in my prayers for hope and courage. Your husband is feeling great and that is a good indicator. Maureen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmek Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Peggy Please know you and your hubby are in my prayers. I will pray for a good scan. I know its so much easier said than done, but try not to worry. God Bless Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betplace Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Peggy, Sending hugs and of course prayers for clean scans and a good report on the MRI Blessings Betty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eileen Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Ok before I let poor Ray take the blame, the eye socket story was my self-diagnosis---when I had my MRI of the brain (when first diagnosed) after I got off the table, I looked at the screen and there were two big gaping spots---I did not ask anyone, I just assumed it was brain mets---when I told my surgeon, he laughed and laughed and said they were my eye sockets. I believe Sandy also thought her cancer had returned, and it was her heart. I hope your husband's scan turn out fine, please keep us posted regards Eileen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindi o'h Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Peggy, I did the same thing. I picked up my PET on a Friday just after it was exposed to hand carry to the onc after my treatment was all finished. It was in a SEALED manilla envelope. All of my willpower to not open it lasted about 3 minutes. It was all of Pandora's Box in there. I looked at it and it was black marbles all over the place. I completely panicked. Called the onc. clinic. The nurse said impossible. I said, I have it in my hands and I am full of cancer. Please can I see the doc? NOPE. I waited all week-end and in to Tuesday. They knew how frightened I was...do you think a courtesy call would be in order? NO. The problem? I didn't have my glasses on to view the teenie weenie dates that said before treatment and after treatment. The tech loaded both images on the same page for the doctors' comparison. I learned my lesson. Those were some painful days. Surround yourself with friends and try to get your mind out of your mind. And of course, as always, you have my prayers for misinterpretation. God bless you, Peggy. love, Cindi o'h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBeth Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Peggy, Please know that I will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers all week long. Love, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Lamb Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Peggy,sending lots of prayers that all his tests and scans will turn out great.Keeping everything crossedXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NellW Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Peggy, You sending prayers that you are not a good MRI reader, and that you can have peace till you see the doc. Here's hoping you have a story to add to the rest of these! Love Nell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C. Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Peggy, my prayers will be there, good wishes and strong vibes also. J.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 prayers going up right now Peggy! I'm a horrible MRI reader myself!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDianneB Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Peggy, all those dots are probably in your eyes and not in his MRI. You've worried yourself to the brink, and are seeing spots! I'm waiting, and none too patiently, because it's the end of the week and brings me closer to finishing PCI, so we'll wait together, ok? We can see who can chew her nails into ragged bits fastest. Take care. And stop playing doctor, unless it's, well, you know ... Di Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Ann Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Peggy, you are a ROCK for everyone on this message board, if anyone deserves to ask for prayers it is YOU. I hope that everyone who reads your post will offer up prayers for your husband. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen335 Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Peggy, Prayers sent up for you and everyone here every day. Hang in there and quit reading the scans. We claim the healing for your hubby, no more mets. The Mets are in New York playing ball... God Bless and prayers, Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Peggy I am sorry I am late in responding. I am whimping out lately, wanting to cry at every post. That doesn't mean I am not praying for everyone, and now special prayers are going to you and your husband. You have always been here for me and so many others. Lean on us while you wait. love and fortitude elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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