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Cody's Health Problems

The PET Scan is over and it went good. I didn't feel a thing when the Tech Asst. put the radioactive liquid in me. I had to sit in a "reclining" type chair for about an hour, while the liquid worked thru my blood stream. Due to the amount of water I drank prior to the appointment, I had to go to the restroom. I felt a little fuzzy, but was able to walk to the restroom and back. A few minutes, after I got back to the chair, the Tech Asst. came in and was going to escort me to the restroom, but I told her that I had already gone. Couldn't wait!

I didn't have to put on a hospital gown, just pulled my jeans down to my knees and then the Tech Asst. put some type of "lift" under my knees. There was no noise, like I had when I got the MRI at the same office.

Now, the problem, my shoulders were beginning to hurt, because of the position I had to have them in, AND, I needed to go to the restroom again. I got lucky and was able to hold urinating for the remainder few minutes. But, as soon as the scan was done and the table came out, I headed to the restroom. It really seemed like this scanning thing was longer than the MRI was.

I felt fine to drive home and did. My wife was with me. Now I have to drink a lot of water to get the radioactive liquid out of my body.

So, all-in-all, not a bad experience, of which we are very, very glad about.
 
@Cody Fousnaugh Sounds like all went textbook and so glad you have this behind you. Please share the results of the scan. I am praying that any cancer is local and can be knocked out with radiation and they can address your abdominal pain. If they have to remove your gallbladder, that isn't as bad as it sounds. They do it with a robot and usually you go home the same day. Best wishes and take care.

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Faye 2.0 said:
@Cody Fousnaugh Sounds like all went textbook and so glad you have this behind you. Please share the results of the scan. I am praying that any cancer is local and can be knocked out with radiation and they can address your abdominal pain. If they have to remove your gallbladder, that isn't as bad as it sounds. They do it with a robot and usually you go home the same day. Best wishes and take care.

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Well, Faye, everything was fine during the scan, that is, until my bladder started talking to me. The Tech Asst. did ask me if I needed to go before the scan, but I had already gone, so, I didn't need to go. And, the Tech sure didn't want me urinating on the scan table I was laying on. Anyway, I made it, so that was good.

My stomach problem does feel like a gallbladder/bile problem. When I put a heating pad over the area, the pain goes away. When I take one 650 Tylenol 8 HR, the pain seems to go away and on the days that I take my 50mg Tramadol, all pain in shoulders and stomach go away.

My wife had her gallbladder removed in 2000, when she was 52. Little bit of difference between having it done at 52 and 75 (me).
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Boy, "when it rains, it pours"! Not only with the prostate thing, but diagnosing and treatment for my stomach problem. And now, my wife has a cold mixed in with here allergies/asthma. She's had periods of lots of coughing. Been taking cold/flu otc and a cough sirup.

There are times it's just no fun being this age!
 
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Cody Fousnaugh said:
Well, Faye, everything was fine during the scan, that is, until my bladder started talking to me. The Tech Asst. did ask me if I needed to go before the scan, but I had already gone, so, I didn't need to go. And, the Tech sure didn't want me urinating on the scan table I was laying on. Anyway, I made it, so that was good.

My stomach problem does feel like a gallbladder/bile problem. When I put a heating pad over the area, the pain goes away. When I take one 650 Tylenol 8 HR, the pain seems to go away and on the days that I take my 50mg Tramadol, all pain in shoulders and stomach go away.

My wife had her gallbladder removed in 2000, when she was 52. Little bit of difference between having it done at 52 and 75 (me).
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Boy, "when it rains, it pours"! Not only with the prostate thing, but diagnosing and treatment for my stomach problem. And now, my wife has a cold mixed in with here allergies/asthma. She's had periods of lots of coughing. Been taking cold/flu otc and a cough sirup.

There are times it's just no fun being this age!
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I was surprised that my pain slightly below my shoulder went away after gallbladder removal. I still have higher shoulder pain from my ranching years, but it comes and goes and can be eased by applying Voltaren gel on it. It works better than taking oral anti-inflammatory meds and doesn't effect my stomach. It sounds like you caught the cancer early. Is your new scan soon? Yes, cancer is determined to kill us old folks.

I think manual posthole digging and shoveling was the cause of my shoulder pain. My old orthopedic doc (specialized in Rodeo injuries) said it was more likely all the practice I did for big loop roping. To qualify you had to have at least 25 feet in your loop before you cross the barrier. That is a lot of rope to swing. My favorite was a 52 foot rope. You probably already know, but they wrapped red tape at 25' so the judges could see if you had 25' past the hondo.
 
Cody Fousnaugh said:
Ok, here is what the Order says:
Diagnosis: Carcinoma of prostate| ICD-10: C61: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Order Name: 1219 |PT-PET/CT tumor imaging, skull base to mid-thigh
NOTE TO IMAGING FACILITY: PSMA PET Scan Gallim 68 (IIIuccix)
Then it states my height and weight.
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See if you can get more details on the type of cancer you have @Cody Fousnaugh. Here is a good link to help classify and interpret the info you get. I just found out a friend has just discovered that he has adenocarcinoma of the prostate. His urologist and oncologist are recommending that he do no therapy as he is over 80 and they think he will die from other causes before his slow-growing cancer kills him, but they are offering a regime of Cyberknife treatment if he so chooses. He has opted for the treatment, but his wife doesn't want him to do it, as she thinks the minor side effects from the treatment will be a problem for him. You may face the same issues, so be as informed as you can be and don't just trust the docs to make your decisions for you. Do what research you can and choose for your self. I don't believe my friend had a PET scan though.
 
Don Alaska said:
See if you can get more details on the type of cancer you have @Cody Fousnaugh. Here is a good link to help classify and interpret the info you get. I just found out a friend has just discovered that he has adenocarcinoma of the prostate. His urologist and oncologist are recommending that he do no therapy as he is over 80 and they think he will die from other causes before his slow-growing cancer kills him, but they are offering a regime of Cyberknife treatment if he so chooses. He has opted for the treatment, but his wife doesn't want him to do it, as she thinks the minor side effects from the treatment will be a problem for him. You may face the same issues, so be as informed as you can be and don't just trust the docs to make your decisions for you. Do what research you can and choose for your self. I don't believe my friend had a PET scan though.
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Thanks so much, Don. We will definitely check out site.
 
I got my stomach (right quadrant: liver/gallbladder area) ultrasound scheduled for next Wednesday. When we have the consultation with the Radiation Oncologist this Friday, we will let him know about my stomach problem and my ultrasound appointment. I want to start radiation therapy as soon as possible, but want my stomach problem solved first. The stomach problem will either have to be taken care of by antibiotics or surgery. We think it's my gallbladder, but won't really know until the ultrasound is done and we see the results.

Tomorrow I will check my Imaging Portal concerning the PET Scan that I got. I both "do" and "don't" want to know the results.
 
Cody Fousnaugh said:
I got my stomach (right quadrant: liver/gallbladder area) ultrasound scheduled for next Wednesday. When we have the consultation with the Radiation Oncologist this Friday, we will let him know about my stomach problem and my ultrasound appointment. I want to start radiation therapy as soon as possible, but want my stomach problem solved first. The stomach problem will either have to be taken care of by antibiotics or surgery. We think it's my gallbladder, but won't really know until the ultrasound is done and we see the results.

Tomorrow I will check my Imaging Portal concerning the PET Scan that I got. I both "do" and "don't" want to know the results.
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It’s hard to have several health problems going on at once but it sounds like you are doing a really good job taking them on as soon as you can.

Uncertainty is the worst thing, I think. Once you have all the information you can make good plans. I hope you get the best answers and everything goes very well.
 
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Joe, what is this??? This picture is of a Saddle Bronc Rider, of which I wasn't. I was a roper. However, we know about Fallon, NV and that's the area we want to move to.
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Look at the results of my PET Scan from last Friday. Some of it is hard for us to understand, but the radiation doctor that we see today, will explain it to us. Some of the report looks good, while other parts, not so good.
 
Cody Fousnaugh said:
Joe, what is this??? This picture is of a Saddle Bronc Rider, of which I wasn't. I was a roper. However, we know about Fallon, NV and that's the area we want to move to.
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It refers to his encouragement post to you, @Cody Fousnaugh . He encouraged you to “hang on and ride it out”, if you read the post above the rodeo picture. You just have to relate the two posts together.
 
The meeting/consultation with the radiation doctor came out much better than we thought it would. Come to find out, from him talking about both my MRI and the PET Scan, that my prostate cancer isn't as bad as it could've been. It's much better than my 1/2 brother is going thru.

Concerning the PET Scan, the doctor told us that the cancer has not spread outside of my prostate, which is definitely good. Actually, we could let the cancer go, but it was highly recommended that I get radiation treatment/therapy instead. So, I will get 5 1/2 weeks of treatment/therapy, which is much better than it could've been. Each radiation treatment/therapy will only last a few minutes. IOW, it will take me longer to drive to each session than it will have each session. The treatments will be Monday thru Friday.

Now, our next worry (?) is the Ultrasound I will get this coming Wednesday for my stomach. I will not start the radiation treatments until my stomach problem is taken care of.

My wife filled out an application yesterday for an apartment in the Reno area. Unless absolutely necessary, we don't want to spend another summer here!

Will tell everyone more later today or tomorrow. And, THANK YOU LORD for being there for me/us!!
 
That is great news, @Cody Fousnaugh , that the cancer is not spreading and they said it is not bad enough that you can’t postpone treatment. It sounds like you would be finished with that way before you are going to make the move to the Reno area.
I had a brother-in-law who lived in Sparks (which is next to Reno), and he really liked living there. We went to visit him a couple of times, and it seemed like a nice area; but of course that was sometime back in the 1980’s, so I imagine it has grown a lot since then.
 
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