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Reagan

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Surgery scheduled...any helpful tips
Jan 28^th, 2008 at 10:05pm

Hello all,

I have my surgery scheduled for February 26th at Stanford. I have to be out there February 20th for pre-op testing. We are staying 17 nights. We have a hotel, purchased airfare and reserved a rental car (thanks to my brothers hefty discount with enterprise). Any other suggestions or tidbits anyone can offer. I do have a couple of questions.

What is the SPEC scan like?

I have had an angiogram and an MRI/MRA before, I've just never experienced a SPEC scan.

My complete angiogram is scheduled for Thursday the 21st. Do you think I will feel up to visiting the acquarium with my daughter on the 24th? Her 3rd birthday is the 23rd of February.

Maybe some silly questions, but I was just curious.

Reagan

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Re: Surgery scheduled...any helpful tips
Reply #1 - Jan 29^th, 2008 at 9:10pm

Hey Reagan,
The SPECT was easier for me than the MRI/MRA as the tube in less confining. They insert an IV. You get to lie still in a darkened room and try to think of NOTHING for a half-hour or so before the scan . Harder than you might think. Then a radioative dye is put into the IV. Then the scan is done. All in all it takes a couple of hours. I made the mistake of drinking a HUGE glass of OJ and a 20 oz cup of coffee beforehand (I'm from Seattle after all - home of Starbucks). Kind of hard to think of nothing, when all you can think of is getting to the bathroom Roll Eyes

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Kim

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Re: Surgery scheduled...any helpful tips
Reply #2 - Jan 30^th, 2008 at 8:45pm

Hi Reagan:

I just had my third angiogram on Jan 15th...what can I say, I like the scar collection! It went fine and I was up and walking around downtown San Jose two days later. Of course here comes my disclaimer...everyone is different....I should have been a lawyer!

I agree with Kim on the spec scan. Easy peasy. My favorite is the XENON gas.....I never did drugs as a kid, but I imagine it would feel similar - lol. Best of luck. Keep us posted!

Sandi
I have my two surgeries in July of 2007!

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Re: Surgery scheduled...any helpful tips
Reply #3 - Jan 31^st, 2008 at 12:40pm

Regan~

Good going on the tests and surgery.

I agree that the tests aren't too bad (dittoe about not drinking water before laying still!) . I'm seriously allergic (sp) to the dye in the angiogram so I was an itchy mess, on massive benadryl, for awhile.

Major ditto on the Xenon!!!!!
The face mask is a tad odd but the 'HIGH' is fantastic. Major trip.

Hope it goes well for you and that you get to the aquarium!

Linda (LA)
surgery in 2000

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Re: Surgery scheduled...any helpful tips
Reply #4 - Feb 1^st, 2008 at 7:16pm

Reagan,
Do not feel bad about asking questions....you are about to go for surgery, brain surgery none-the-less!!! I had a bad reaction to the spect-scan, as soon as they injected it I had to throw-up, booooo! But it sounds like most people have a fine if not fun experience. As for going to the aquarium, I think you will be good to go after the angiogram, but not after the surgery. You will feel tired after the 1st surgery, and if you have a second you will feel like you got hit by a bus. Mind you, this was my experience. I hope it easy for you. Good luck and you will be in my thoughts.
Stephanie

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. Dale Carnegie

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