Scans tomorrow

finallyoverit
finallyoverit Member Posts: 382
edited November 2019 in Stage IV/Metastatic Breast Cancer ONLY

The time has come again... I’m not really anxious, more angry.

Angry that mbc has robbed me of so many things. Angry that mbc dictates most of my life. Angry that mbc forces me to be pricked with needles on a regular basis. Angry that mbc forces me to take a bunch of meds that cause all sorts of undesirable side effects. Angry that I did nothing to cause this nor can I do anything to make it go away.

I could go on and on... but suffice it to say, I’m just angry.

Sigh

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  • Moomala
    Moomala Member Posts: 436
    edited October 2019

    Me too!!!! And I'm having CT and Nuclear Bone Scan tomorrow too. I'm pissed!!!! My hip hurts. My back hurts My medication might not be working anymore and I'm PISSED!!! I have to start my CT pre-meds tonight at 9 PM (I'm allergic to the contrast so I have to pre-medicate) which means I won't get a great night's sleep and my alarm will go off at 3:00 AM to take the second dose. And I've got to spend about 5 hours at the imaging center. I should be doing other things but MBC has got me by the pants and I have to do this instead. YUCK!!!!

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  • finallyoverit
    finallyoverit Member Posts: 382
    edited October 2019

    @Moomala~ same here, CT and bone scan, but they give me an IV. And lucky me, I get a Zometa infusion this week too. I freaking hate bc! I’m sorry that all of us have to go through this. It’s so unfair

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  • sbaaronson
    sbaaronson Member Posts: 230
    edited October 2019

    I am having that kind of day too! My tumor markers went down some last month but are back up some this month. It's the roller coaster that is so hard. Wishing finallyoverit and moomala good scans tomorrow.


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  • candy-678
    candy-678 Member Posts: 3,950
    edited October 2019

    Wishing finallyoverit and Moomala good scans tomorrow. In your pocket.

    I am waiting on insurance approval for my scans for this month- October. Will probably do them in next week or two.

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  • Moomala
    Moomala Member Posts: 436
    edited October 2019

    Thanks Candy. I just got my insurance approval TODAY for tomorrow's scan.

    finallyoverit, I get an IV too. I'm allergic to the contrast dye for the CT, but I still have to have it, so they have you load up on Prednisone and Benadryl ahead of time. One thing I will say is that all the prednisone before the CT scan takes all the inflammation away and my hip/back feel awesome like the good old days before MBC. Oh boy Zometa too! I get to wait until next month for that one. I don't envy you. I haven't had too much trouble with Zometa though since I started taking Claritin for a few days around the infusion.

    sbaaronson my tumor markers went up quite a bit last month after going down for several months, so I'm not looking forward to the results of this scan. I've only been on treatment for MBC since April and I was really hoping to be stable at some point. Hasn't happened yet.

    The last few weeks I have been feeling so angry angry angry about all this. Then late last week I just cried and cried for what seemed like 2-3 days straight. I called my PCP and asked for an anti-depressant. Ugh! Roller coaster is right!

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  • finallyoverit
    finallyoverit Member Posts: 382
    edited October 2019

    Hope all went well today, @Moomala.

    Took them 2 tries to start the iv and I received the “if you had a port, this would be easier” talk from a new CT tech. I didn’t even dignify her statement with a comment. Other than that, all went smoothly. Now we wait for results.

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  • sbaaronson
    sbaaronson Member Posts: 230
    edited November 2019

    Finallyoverit and Moomala-

    Hoping for good scans! I am just heading into the pre-scan position myself. Seeing my MO tomorrow, blood draw yesterday looks good and TM’s are stable but I have been having a lot of hiccuping lately. Assuming something is up with mediastinum nodes. I feel well, of course I felt well when I had a tumor in my lung?! This is such a cluster f**k,

    Let’s get through this round of scans..

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