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PET/CT Wednesday

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    • July 29, 2013 at 6:39 pm
    Everymoment
    Participant

    Hi,

    So I met with my local oncologist and she scheduled the PET scan for this Wednesday. She wasn't too concerned that I just became anemic within the last 30 days which I see as a huge red flag just in general. The fact that I've never been anemic and now all of a sudden I'm anemic with all these other issues. Anyway, only 1 more day of waiting to get scanned and then a couple more days of waiting for results. Send some happy thoughts please!

    Isabell

    Hi,

    So I met with my local oncologist and she scheduled the PET scan for this Wednesday. She wasn't too concerned that I just became anemic within the last 30 days which I see as a huge red flag just in general. The fact that I've never been anemic and now all of a sudden I'm anemic with all these other issues. Anyway, only 1 more day of waiting to get scanned and then a couple more days of waiting for results. Send some happy thoughts please!

    Isabell

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      • July 29, 2013 at 8:30 pm
      BrianP
      Participant

      Thoughts and prayers coming your way Isabell.

      • July 29, 2013 at 8:30 pm
      BrianP
      Participant

      Thoughts and prayers coming your way Isabell.

      • July 29, 2013 at 8:30 pm
      BrianP
      Participant

      Thoughts and prayers coming your way Isabell.

      • July 29, 2013 at 9:37 pm
      Everymoment
      Participant

      Thank you:-) I'm sending positive vibes to myself also! Ha ha! 

      • July 30, 2013 at 12:50 am
      hbecker
      Participant

      Isabell, those good vibes you send yourself are probably the most important ones!! But I'll send you a whole lot too.

      Best —

      Hazel

      • July 30, 2013 at 1:18 am
      JerryfromFauq
      Participant

      Your anemia didn't sound too bad.  I think you said in chat that your Hemocrit was a little low and something else a little low, but that the RBC and Hemoglobin counts were within normal range (wish mine were!). My Hemoglobin dropped to 7.5 suddenly last year and the RBC dropped below 2.0 and the WBC also dropped very low.  (A hemoglobin of 8 or lower is criteria for a RBC transfusion.)  I read that chicken livers have more iron than calves liver per unit weight, so have I have been eating a couple a day to try to keep my counts up. My chemo is known for causing low counts and chronic fatigue.  I hate being out of energy most of the time.  Hopefully you are not too symtomatic in this area.  At least I don't have young kids to have to run after.  (Wish more of my grandkids were closer!)

      • July 30, 2013 at 1:18 am
      JerryfromFauq
      Participant

      Your anemia didn't sound too bad.  I think you said in chat that your Hemocrit was a little low and something else a little low, but that the RBC and Hemoglobin counts were within normal range (wish mine were!). My Hemoglobin dropped to 7.5 suddenly last year and the RBC dropped below 2.0 and the WBC also dropped very low.  (A hemoglobin of 8 or lower is criteria for a RBC transfusion.)  I read that chicken livers have more iron than calves liver per unit weight, so have I have been eating a couple a day to try to keep my counts up. My chemo is known for causing low counts and chronic fatigue.  I hate being out of energy most of the time.  Hopefully you are not too symtomatic in this area.  At least I don't have young kids to have to run after.  (Wish more of my grandkids were closer!)

      • July 30, 2013 at 1:18 am
      JerryfromFauq
      Participant

      Your anemia didn't sound too bad.  I think you said in chat that your Hemocrit was a little low and something else a little low, but that the RBC and Hemoglobin counts were within normal range (wish mine were!). My Hemoglobin dropped to 7.5 suddenly last year and the RBC dropped below 2.0 and the WBC also dropped very low.  (A hemoglobin of 8 or lower is criteria for a RBC transfusion.)  I read that chicken livers have more iron than calves liver per unit weight, so have I have been eating a couple a day to try to keep my counts up. My chemo is known for causing low counts and chronic fatigue.  I hate being out of energy most of the time.  Hopefully you are not too symtomatic in this area.  At least I don't have young kids to have to run after.  (Wish more of my grandkids were closer!)

      • July 30, 2013 at 7:01 am
      DEK
      Participant

      Day at a time Isabell

      Enjoy NOW .it will  not effect tomorrow

       I Send all positive thoughts from the UK

      To you x

      • July 30, 2013 at 9:32 pm
      Everymoment
      Participant

      I'm starting to wonder if the 40+ tubes of blood they have taken from me over the past month has something to do with why I'm slightly anemic. It makes you wonder! Today my energy is good but I nervous about tomorrow. Not nervous to do it but nervous to get the results. 

      • July 30, 2013 at 9:33 pm
      Everymoment
      Participant

      Thank you for the good thoughts Hazel:-) 

      • July 30, 2013 at 9:34 pm
      Everymoment
      Participant

      Thank you for thoughts from the UK:-) 

        • July 29, 2013 at 9:37 pm
        Everymoment
        Participant

        Thank you:-) I'm sending positive vibes to myself also! Ha ha! 

        • July 29, 2013 at 9:37 pm
        Everymoment
        Participant

        Thank you:-) I'm sending positive vibes to myself also! Ha ha! 

      • July 31, 2013 at 1:58 pm
      Everymoment
      Participant

      I think my nerves are shot today!!!!!!

      • July 31, 2013 at 2:46 pm
      casagrayson
      Participant

      Hang in there!  heart

      • July 30, 2013 at 12:50 am
      hbecker
      Participant

      Isabell, those good vibes you send yourself are probably the most important ones!! But I'll send you a whole lot too.

      Best —

      Hazel

      • July 30, 2013 at 12:50 am
      hbecker
      Participant

      Isabell, those good vibes you send yourself are probably the most important ones!! But I'll send you a whole lot too.

      Best —

      Hazel

      • July 30, 2013 at 7:01 am
      DEK
      Participant

      Day at a time Isabell

      Enjoy NOW .it will  not effect tomorrow

       I Send all positive thoughts from the UK

      To you x

      • July 30, 2013 at 7:01 am
      DEK
      Participant

      Day at a time Isabell

      Enjoy NOW .it will  not effect tomorrow

       I Send all positive thoughts from the UK

      To you x

      • July 30, 2013 at 9:33 pm
      Everymoment
      Participant

      Thank you for the good thoughts Hazel:-) 

      • July 30, 2013 at 9:33 pm
      Everymoment
      Participant

      Thank you for the good thoughts Hazel:-) 

      • July 30, 2013 at 9:32 pm
      Everymoment
      Participant

      I'm starting to wonder if the 40+ tubes of blood they have taken from me over the past month has something to do with why I'm slightly anemic. It makes you wonder! Today my energy is good but I nervous about tomorrow. Not nervous to do it but nervous to get the results. 

      • July 30, 2013 at 9:32 pm
      Everymoment
      Participant

      I'm starting to wonder if the 40+ tubes of blood they have taken from me over the past month has something to do with why I'm slightly anemic. It makes you wonder! Today my energy is good but I nervous about tomorrow. Not nervous to do it but nervous to get the results. 

      • July 30, 2013 at 9:34 pm
      Everymoment
      Participant

      Thank you for thoughts from the UK:-) 

      • July 30, 2013 at 9:34 pm
      Everymoment
      Participant

      Thank you for thoughts from the UK:-) 

      • July 31, 2013 at 1:58 pm
      Everymoment
      Participant

      I think my nerves are shot today!!!!!!

      • July 31, 2013 at 1:58 pm
      Everymoment
      Participant

      I think my nerves are shot today!!!!!!

      • July 31, 2013 at 2:46 pm
      casagrayson
      Participant

      Hang in there!  heart

      • July 31, 2013 at 2:46 pm
      casagrayson
      Participant

      Hang in there!  heart

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