Re: OT: CT Scan might have saved my life!!
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numero = 66557
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texte = Good luck and get better soon! - Jeannine At 05:03 PM 3/28/2006, you wrote: >I'm pulling for you, Sal. Chin up. Glad you caught it so soon. >-Dan > > >On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:10:14 -0800 > "sal danna"
wrote: >>The year 2006 is both a tragedy and a blessing for me. I had been >>pushing my father for over a year to get a full body scan as a >>preventitive measure. Out of the blue one day, he told me to schedule >>a full body scan for the both of us. Although I didn't think it was >>necessary for someone who is 33 to get such a scan, I went ahead and >>made the appointment. >>I called the LifeScore Clinic to set the date for the exam. I was told >>that the earliest appointment was weeks away unless I wanted to come >>in on Friday, January the 13th, which was wide open. For Sicilians, 13 >>is actually considered a lucky number, so I made the appointment. One >>of the main reasons we chose LifeScore was because of their >>ColonScore. It's much less invasive than the regular way a colonoscapy >>is usually performed and it was an area my father was concerned about. >>On January 13, 2006 we both had our scans. I had the TotalScore and my >>father had the UltraScore. We were immediately given our HeartScore >>which showed some plaque on my dads arteries and no plaque on any of >>my arteries, which should be expected for someone my age. When we were >>finished, I scheduled a consultation to go over all of the results of >>my father's scan with the doctor. I didn't schedule one for myself >>since I figured it would be a waste of money considering my age and >>all. >>The following week, I went with my father for his consultation on the >>results of his scan. The doctor showed us a 3D representation of my >>father's colonoscapy which showed that everything was normal. >>Then the doctor turned to me and said she was glad that I had come >>with my father because she needed to go over my results with me. She >>said it was very rare for someone my age to have such a scan, but in >>my case, it was a good choice. I was told that the scan found some >>sort of tissue mass in my right kidney and she wanted me to schedule >>an Abdominal CT Scan with contrast dye injected during the procedure >>so that she could make a better diagnosis. I immediately scheduled the >>scan for the following week. >>On January 31, 2006 I had my second scan where they injected some sort >>of dye in my veins during the scan. Immediately after the dye is >>injected, all of your insides become warm which only lasts about 30 >>seconds or so. When I was finished, I was told the doctor would call >>me as soon as she went over the results. >>A few days later, I got the call. I was told that I had a 3.4 cm >>kidney tumor that was of concern and needed to be removed as possible >>kidney cancer. Upon further research, it turns out that no biopsy is >>performed before surgery because of the location and risk of spreading >>the cancer. The stats show that 90% of the time, the tumor is >>malignant. >>I am scheduled this Friday for a Open Partial Nephrectomy which will >>remove the tumor and surrounding tissue while saving the rest of the >>Kidney. >>One of the major reasons for my posting is to encourage others who can >>afford to have a full body scan to do it. That scan probably saved my >>life. Who knows how big the tumor would have been if I had never had >>the scan and it was left to just grow? If I had waited for symptoms, >>the cancer could have spread to other organs in my body and it would >>have been too late. >>Don't put it off, if you can afford such a scan, do it!!! >>Sal D'Anna >>------------------------------------------------------------- >>This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >>Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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Good luck and get better soon! - Jeannine At 05:03 PM 3/28/2006, you wrote: >I'm pulling for you, Sal. Chin up. Glad you caught it so soon. >-Dan > > >On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:10:14 -0800 > "sal danna" wrote: >>The year 2006 is both a tragedy and a blessing for me. I had been >>pushing my father for over a year to get a full body scan as a >>preventitive measure. Out of the blue one day, he told me to schedule >>a full body scan for the both of us. Although I didn't think it was >>necessary for someone who is 33 to get such a scan, I went ahead and >>made the appointment. >>I called the LifeScore Clinic to set the date for the exam. I was told >>that the earliest appointment was weeks away unless I wanted to come >>in on Friday, January the 13th, which was wide open. For Sicilians, 13 >>is actually considered a lucky number, so I made the appointment. One >>of the main reasons we chose LifeScore was because of their >>ColonScore. It's much less invasive than the regular way a colonoscapy >>is usually performed and it was an area my father was concerned about. >>On January 13, 2006 we both had our scans. I had the TotalScore and my >>father had the UltraScore. We were immediately given our HeartScore >>which showed some plaque on my dads arteries and no plaque on any of >>my arteries, which should be expected for someone my age. When we were >>finished, I scheduled a consultation to go over all of the results of >>my father's scan with the doctor. I didn't schedule one for myself >>since I figured it would be a waste of money considering my age and >>all. >>The following week, I went with my father for his consultation on the >>results of his scan. The doctor showed us a 3D representation of my >>father's colonoscapy which showed that everything was normal. >>Then the doctor turned to me and said she was glad that I had come >>with my father because she needed to go over my results with me. She >>said it was very rare for someone my age to have such a scan, but in >>my case, it was a good choice. I was told that the scan found some >>sort of tissue mass in my right kidney and she wanted me to schedule >>an Abdominal CT Scan with contrast dye injected during the procedure >>so that she could make a better diagnosis. I immediately scheduled the >>scan for the following week. >>On January 31, 2006 I had my second scan where they injected some sort >>of dye in my veins during the scan. Immediately after the dye is >>injected, all of your insides become warm which only lasts about 30 >>seconds or so. When I was finished, I was told the doctor would call >>me as soon as she went over the results. >>A few days later, I got the call. I was told that I had a 3.4 cm >>kidney tumor that was of concern and needed to be removed as possible >>kidney cancer. Upon further research, it turns out that no biopsy is >>performed before surgery because of the location and risk of spreading >>the cancer. The stats show that 90% of the time, the tumor is >>malignant. >>I am scheduled this Friday for a Open Partial Nephrectomy which will >>remove the tumor and surrounding tissue while saving the rest of the >>Kidney. >>One of the major reasons for my posting is to encourage others who can >>afford to have a full body scan to do it. That scan probably saved my >>life. Who knows how big the tumor would have been if I had never had >>the scan and it was left to just grow? If I had waited for symptoms, >>the cancer could have spread to other organs in my body and it would >>have been too late. >>Don't put it off, if you can afford such a scan, do it!!! >>Sal D'Anna >>------------------------------------------------------------- >>This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >>Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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