Hi PJ, The reason that the ct was bumped was probably form residual barium from the test she had on Wednesday. If thick barium is still in her colon, it will cause artifacts on the ct and they will not be able to see anything because of streaking. I would think that they would have given her some laxatives and pushed fluids to get it out. Ask her primary care doc and don't let that other fool tell you not to call!
Good luck
Gail Estes
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From: PSerritell@aol.com <PSerritell@aol.com>
To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 6:34 PM
Subject: [MOL] Dee - Thanks
>Thanks for your prayers for mom. I told her about you and your dad and she
>said that he will be fine as long as he rests and drinks the fluids and that
>he is in her prayers. MOM IS A TERRIFIC PERSON TO ASK FOR A PRAYER SHE
>MEDITATES THAT PRAYER SO SKILLFULLY. (I need to be like that). The old
>Italian women are the best at prayers. They pray in Italian and English then
>back again to all the saints. Her saint book must be 5 inches thick with
>prayers for every saint.
>
>So you asked about the update on mom. Still in the hospital and the doctors
>still stink in my book. I am getting absolutely no where with them. Yesterday
>when I spoke with the doctor he told mom that I shouldn't call him that I
>bothered him. WHAT NERVE. So I have a call into the head honcho to tell him
>about this stinker. He also upset mom and now she has given me orders not to
>call her docs. She is afraid they will do something to her. She is just
>nervious that's all.
>
>She was given a barium test on Wednesday and was suppose to have a CAT SCAN on
>Thursday then it was delayed till Friday but that was delayed until Saturday
>that was until today - SUnday and now tommorow because they say the Barium
>liquid is still in the system. She is so bored and is loosing weight. She
>cannot afford to lose this weight she is down to nothing as it is. She wants
>out. The doctor that just saw her was nasty and said maybe she will have the
>scan tommorow maybe not. So Dee I will be on the phone at 8:00 in the morning
>to her PRIMARY doc and see what can be done. She should come home and get the
>Cat at somewhere else. But my hubby said let her be there so she doesn't
>smoke. But DEE my husband doesn't get it. Smoking now isn't going to prevent
>her from getting cancer. SHE ALREADY HAS IT. I don't tell mom to stop now
>because it calms her wits down alot. Anyway I will probably fly down at the
>end of the week. I really am depressed today. I slept alot and cried alot.
>I know the cancer is still in tact and hasn't moved or I would have heard from
>the primary doc. I told her to tell me asap. So we shall wait my friend.
>By the way did you get my email to your snail mail addres for Dad. I hope he
>gets a chuckle and I send a huge hug with it just in case he felt a tingle in
>the arms.
>Sorry for this long one. I just love to type fast and long. I sometimes
>think we are on the phone and I forget something so I go back and fill
>something in. I'M THE ONE WHO SHOULD SMOKE TO RELIEVE MY TENTION HA HA HAH A
>laughter is the best that's what I do anyway
>With love Dee
>PJ
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