Delaying Scans due to Injury
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Delaying Scans due to Injury

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    • May 6, 2016 at 5:18 pm
    kpcollins31
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    Just wanted to get a pulse on if I am being crazy or not… regrettably, I partially tore my achilles playing softball last night. I was scheduled to have my routine 6-month followup CT scans on Monday but I delayed them until July so I can get through this achilles recovery. I am stage 4 but approaching 2.5 years NED after a successful bowel resection a couple years ago. I feel fine and have no symptoms that would indicate a reoccurrence but I also recognize that symptoms are not always present. Although I am ok with a 2 month delay in scans, does that seem like too big a risk?   

    Kevin

     

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      • May 6, 2016 at 9:29 pm
      Bubbles
      Participant

      Hey Kevin,

      Glad you feel like playing ball, but sorry you crash landed!  I doubt your injury would confuse anything on a CT scan…1. They're probably not scanning your ankles and 2.  CT's don't "light up" with inflammation the way PET scans do in a confusing sort of way…esp with you having a known, specific injury.  However, the every three month then every 6 month scan routine is a rather arbitrary "rule" that somebody just made up….so I think you are fine to wait.  You'd hate to have the scans….meet up with a flip/flopping radiologist…and have to repeat them all just for clarity.

      Hope your injury resolves quickly!!!  Good luck, celeste

       

      • May 6, 2016 at 9:29 pm
      Bubbles
      Participant

      Hey Kevin,

      Glad you feel like playing ball, but sorry you crash landed!  I doubt your injury would confuse anything on a CT scan…1. They're probably not scanning your ankles and 2.  CT's don't "light up" with inflammation the way PET scans do in a confusing sort of way…esp with you having a known, specific injury.  However, the every three month then every 6 month scan routine is a rather arbitrary "rule" that somebody just made up….so I think you are fine to wait.  You'd hate to have the scans….meet up with a flip/flopping radiologist…and have to repeat them all just for clarity.

      Hope your injury resolves quickly!!!  Good luck, celeste

       

      • May 6, 2016 at 9:29 pm
      Bubbles
      Participant

      Hey Kevin,

      Glad you feel like playing ball, but sorry you crash landed!  I doubt your injury would confuse anything on a CT scan…1. They're probably not scanning your ankles and 2.  CT's don't "light up" with inflammation the way PET scans do in a confusing sort of way…esp with you having a known, specific injury.  However, the every three month then every 6 month scan routine is a rather arbitrary "rule" that somebody just made up….so I think you are fine to wait.  You'd hate to have the scans….meet up with a flip/flopping radiologist…and have to repeat them all just for clarity.

      Hope your injury resolves quickly!!!  Good luck, celeste

       

      • May 6, 2016 at 10:16 pm
      Janner
      Participant

      The only one who has to be ok with this is you!  Remember, not all institutions even scan stage III/IV regularly let alone every 6 months.  Go with your gut!

      • May 6, 2016 at 10:16 pm
      Janner
      Participant

      The only one who has to be ok with this is you!  Remember, not all institutions even scan stage III/IV regularly let alone every 6 months.  Go with your gut!

      • May 6, 2016 at 10:16 pm
      Janner
      Participant

      The only one who has to be ok with this is you!  Remember, not all institutions even scan stage III/IV regularly let alone every 6 months.  Go with your gut!

      • May 6, 2016 at 10:30 pm
      DZnDef
      Participant

      Nope.  Not crazy.

      • May 6, 2016 at 10:30 pm
      DZnDef
      Participant

      Nope.  Not crazy.

      • May 6, 2016 at 10:30 pm
      DZnDef
      Participant

      Nope.  Not crazy.

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