ct&mri

[Iwouldlike2knowmore]

Has anyone ever have a ct & mri back to back test. Helena

[luckysmom13]

I have, on 2 different days. Do you have a question?

[SoulJourney]

Yes - somewhat regularly - CT’s every 3 months and MRI every 4-6 months; they have been times they are the same day. It works for me - they can share the IV. Don’t let it stress you - knowledge is power.☺️

[Iwouldlike2knowmore in reply to SoulJourney]

Thank You.

[Ntash01 in reply to SoulJourney]

Hi SoulJoyrneyI hope you don’t mind me asking, but I’m just curious as to why you have both CT & MRIs?

I have MRIs every 3 months for the past year and a half, except for some reason I’m having it after 2 months in September. No one has told me why so I’m stressing a little bit! But on a positive note, I’m sure it’s a good thing to know sooner if changes are happening!

Nx

[Iwouldlike2knowmore in reply to Ntash01]

My last MRI was in Feburary and I was told one was for the chest and one for the abdomen , I am worried to so we will see what is going on with my liver and kidneys.

[SoulJourney in reply to Iwouldlike2knowmore]

Hi so sorry - I have been off grid and loving it!!!Was camping all over our fair province. We have sent time travelling far and wide years past but it was great seeing what is in our own backyard! Turns out lots!

Anyways I have no reservations about sharing - that's why we are all here...to help one another

I have been very blessed to have a thorough oncologist who paired me up with a fantastic radiation specialist for my spine.

I looked back and the CT Soft tissue scans have been done every at various intervals. I was annually and then had 3 about 6 months apart, but it has been this last year that I have gone to every 3 months. My soft tissue has been NED for 5 years. I had a liver spot originally but it hasn't shown for a long time now. I have a pretty speckled CT bone scan, they keep a pretty close eye on that, that is it has always been at 3 month intervals.

It is the Radiation Specialist that typical gets the MRI's because to put it mildly my spine is a mess. 3 months after my original diagnosis I had to have immediate spine surgery, "a tumour ate my T12 vertebrae". I appreciate how quickly everyone jumped and they kept me from all paralysis. A miracle really that I am still walking. Besides the cement T12 and rods there is still tumour at the site and an additional 35 spots on my spine and pelvis.

It sounds worse than it is. Sometimes my humour gets very dark but I can still do most things and enjoy life, I even canoed, fished and hiked through some pretty rough terrain while camping.

Anyways I am rambling...he likes the MRI of my spine because it gives him more detail.

All in all, lately my CA 15 numbers are climbing but no one can find any growth so I am now at 2 months apart for a full head to toe light Tammie up scan. July showed no change and the next batch is the end of September. I am pretty sure they are going to add a PETScan soon. Am I nervous?? YEEESSSS! but fear won't change what's going on, knowledge can, so I say light me up!

[BangorBelle]

I have total body MRI and CT back to back every9 weeks. Have been doing this for two and half years. You get used to it x