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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 508425" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>The hysterectomy is why you need the bone scans. I did start early with those because the vitamin D issues. Latest bloodwork the doctor said my calcium was great and I had nothing to worry about. But he totally forgot to tell them to do the vit d test, so I called him on it. Now I have to get that done in a week or two because I am sure that my body hasn't magically healed whatever its' deal is and decided that it likes Vit D. Esp as I still puke up vitamins with D in them unless I take phenergan all day. I know the doctor s going to have a hissy when those results come in and he realizes that all that calcium in my blood is NOT going into the bones but is coming out of them. He thought he had somehow "fixed" that problem - which I guess is easy if you don't do the right tests. </p><p></p><p>Janet, at least please get the bone scan done. It is NOT claustrophobic like an mri. It was an open table with a bar that went over you and took the pictures. That bar was at MOST 12 inches wide and it didn't hold you in at ALL. I would NOT tell you this if it was like the old one that I had done years ago. That model isn't used anymore because it used too much radiation and has been pulled. The tech knew exactly what I was talking about when I told her it was like a tanning bed/george foreman grill thing and she said that her patients who were claustrophobic have NO problems with this one. It truly is like laying on an exam table except for part of it you have your legs lifted at the knees so it is like laying on the floor with your feet up on the couch. The other part you lay on your side with a board at your back to line you up and keep you from falling off. It is WAY easier than an MRI or cat scan or even an xray. </p><p></p><p>I don't have to have pap smears and you may not either. Depends if you had your hysterectomy in that short period where some idiot thought that taking out the ovaries and uterus was okay but the cervix should be left. Then insurance cos would refuse to pay to have the cervix removed because it should have come out the first time. It is just gone with most hysterectomies, even ones that leave ovaries. The gyn told me that for about 5-7 yrs they were told to not take the cervix but then found that women who needed to have the rest removed seemed to develop problems with the cervix and needed it out in just a few years even if they had no problems ever with it. I hope that you can get the bone density thing done. Having your bones demineralize is very painful even with-o the loss of height and other issues from brittle bones. Call around and ask if the machine is open or if they get patients with claustrophobia who have problems with it. DIfferent places have different machines, but most are very open now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 508425, member: 1233"] The hysterectomy is why you need the bone scans. I did start early with those because the vitamin D issues. Latest bloodwork the doctor said my calcium was great and I had nothing to worry about. But he totally forgot to tell them to do the vit d test, so I called him on it. Now I have to get that done in a week or two because I am sure that my body hasn't magically healed whatever its' deal is and decided that it likes Vit D. Esp as I still puke up vitamins with D in them unless I take phenergan all day. I know the doctor s going to have a hissy when those results come in and he realizes that all that calcium in my blood is NOT going into the bones but is coming out of them. He thought he had somehow "fixed" that problem - which I guess is easy if you don't do the right tests. Janet, at least please get the bone scan done. It is NOT claustrophobic like an mri. It was an open table with a bar that went over you and took the pictures. That bar was at MOST 12 inches wide and it didn't hold you in at ALL. I would NOT tell you this if it was like the old one that I had done years ago. That model isn't used anymore because it used too much radiation and has been pulled. The tech knew exactly what I was talking about when I told her it was like a tanning bed/george foreman grill thing and she said that her patients who were claustrophobic have NO problems with this one. It truly is like laying on an exam table except for part of it you have your legs lifted at the knees so it is like laying on the floor with your feet up on the couch. The other part you lay on your side with a board at your back to line you up and keep you from falling off. It is WAY easier than an MRI or cat scan or even an xray. I don't have to have pap smears and you may not either. Depends if you had your hysterectomy in that short period where some idiot thought that taking out the ovaries and uterus was okay but the cervix should be left. Then insurance cos would refuse to pay to have the cervix removed because it should have come out the first time. It is just gone with most hysterectomies, even ones that leave ovaries. The gyn told me that for about 5-7 yrs they were told to not take the cervix but then found that women who needed to have the rest removed seemed to develop problems with the cervix and needed it out in just a few years even if they had no problems ever with it. I hope that you can get the bone density thing done. Having your bones demineralize is very painful even with-o the loss of height and other issues from brittle bones. Call around and ask if the machine is open or if they get patients with claustrophobia who have problems with it. DIfferent places have different machines, but most are very open now. [/QUOTE]
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