I got a call this morning and our MIBG scan is scheduled for February 22 and 23. We should receive in the mail a script for iodine drops that Gabs will need to take for a certain amount of time before and after the scan. This is to help protect her thyroid since it tends to soak up the radioactive material the same as neuroblastoma does. February 22 will be the injection and then we have to wait until February 23 to have the actual scan done.
This is a scary scan for me. We should be able to see (if everything goes as planned) either 4 areas in her abdomen that we already know of or, God forbid, any other areas that the cancer has spread to. I believe that results should come in 3-5 days so we should be able to have them just before we leave for Florida. Considering the timing, we will probably have our sit down with oncology and surgery after we return.
Prayers are welcome! I probably won't post again until after the scan is done.
This is a scary scan for me. We should be able to see (if everything goes as planned) either 4 areas in her abdomen that we already know of or, God forbid, any other areas that the cancer has spread to. I believe that results should come in 3-5 days so we should be able to have them just before we leave for Florida. Considering the timing, we will probably have our sit down with oncology and surgery after we return.
Prayers are welcome! I probably won't post again until after the scan is done.