Re: OT: CT Scan might have saved my life!!
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texte = Good luck and get better soon!- JeannineAt 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!- JeannineAt 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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