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Recently, I had my #petscan 👏🏻 one step closer to finding out that last 5%.
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The pet scan is nothing to be afraid of. It’s changed a bit since covid started, no more gross drinks 👏🏻😁
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I got checked in at the desk, the receptionist was expressing how excited she was that we shared the same birthday. She was also telling me that someone else had an appt earlier that day with the same birthday 😅 She was sure it was a sign of good luck, and kept insisting I get a lotto ticket 😂😂😂
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Once I got checked in, I was walked into a smaller room with a recliner chair in it. They ask you questions about your health and then set up your iv. They then go get a zamboni looking machine and hook it up to your iv. It injects you for 30 secs with radioactive sugars ☢️
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They have you rest for 45 minutes. No phones, no reading, just lay with your eyes closed. This allows the sugars to circulate and locate (if any) cancerous areas.
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You then go into this room here. 👆🏻 It’s a ct / pet scanner. This particular machine is brand new and only a year old 👍🏻 You place your head in that black pillow and then put a wedge under your legs to raise them up a bit, so your back is flat. You then have to raise your hands above your head. It’ll be there for 12 mins, so get comfy 😹 Once the test starts, the bed goes into the hole and goes out the other side. It does this a few times for the ct scan portion. They don’t have you hold your breathe though. The pet scan portion of the test is a bit different, the bed goes all the way on the other side, then every 2 minutes the bed moves in a bit. It does that till you get to the other side. Usually takes 10 mins. After that, you’re literally all done ✅
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This test will determine if that lymph node is cancerous or not. Cross your fingers folks 🙏🏻 We should know by next week ♥️
