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PET-CT - anxious - please help!!!!

Kent1988
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Hi

after starting to get some mild symptoms at the start of the year, itching, some night sweats, tiredness etc I was referred to a Heamatologist for an examination.

 

she didn’t observe anything but said it was worth doing a scan to check.

I had the PET-CT scan yesterday and now my anxiety has gone into overdrive, not just about the potential result but also reading up about radiation exposure and the effects etc. At 30 I’m now even getting anxious about if I’m now more at risk of developing something in the future.

Has anyone got any advice or experience to share from having these scans? 

Thank you in advance   

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    Hi if his start reading up you can make yourself worse try to relax find yourself something to do. I had a nuclear medicine scan it makes things show up better after the injection you have to wait in a room for 3 hours to let it get round your body you are warned to keep clear of young children & pregnant women. I've had over 15 mri, ct & x-ray scans in the last 3 years. All this was to check my cancer it's not curable I've had it for over 4 years it's in prostate, lymph nodes, bones & 1 lung. I got a long way to go before the final curtain. Don't panic.

    Billy 

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