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My mom's leg pain

post #1 of 9
9/18/06 at 10:36pm
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My mom had a PET Scan today at 11:30 and afterwards she went to see her oncologist about the pain in her leg. He sent her to the hospital for an ultrasound. It turns out that it's a clot. They kept her there for a couple of hours in short stay afterwards. They also gave her a shot and strict instructions to call her oncologist first thing in the morning so he can start her on Coumadin.
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post #2 of 9
9/18/06 at 10:38pm
Sounds like they can resolve this without surgery which is always good.
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post #3 of 9
9/18/06 at 10:41pm
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I asked her if they told her how big it was or anything, and she said that they told her that her doctor would have all the details. I suspected it was a clot and told MIL and Kyle that last night. I am glad she went, but I bet she has no clue how serious it could be.
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post #4 of 9
9/18/06 at 11:07pm
Unfortunately, clots are common in cancer patients.

It could be very serious. If left untreated SERIOUS things could happen such as throwing a clot to the head or the lung. She needs to contact her oncologist ASAP in the am....

for you!
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post #5 of 9
9/19/06 at 1:30am
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post #6 of 9
9/19/06 at 8:11am
Good grief! When is she going to listen to you???
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post #7 of 9
9/19/06 at 9:32am
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I wish I knew! When she was first diagnosed two years ago, I handled everything and she did whatever I said. After this time, and especially after she pitched her fit and threw a scene the night we went to dinner right before we left for Disney this year--when she said she had gone through cancer alone, etc--I decided to let her handle it all so she might be able to see how much I did do the first go around. Well, of course, now she is hell bent on doing it HER way, which is not the best way at all.
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post #8 of 9
9/19/06 at 9:42am
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9/19/06 at 9:48am
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