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Nuclear bone scan

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derek76
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I was offered a whole body nuclear bone scan yesterday. I had spoken on phone to my GP about rib cage pain and long term back pain that in the past six years I have had two MRI's for and a standing X-Ray plus a CT Scan. They showed various problems but nothing that they wanted to treat.

This time he referred me for a chest and back X-ray but the consultant suggested the nuclear scan without my even having had any physical examination.

Overnight I'm having second thoughts. I'm 87 and wondering at my age what they would find or even want to treat. I know it's not prostate cancer as I have had laser surgery for an enlarged prostate and follow up tests show that my PSU reading came down from 13.0 to 0.74.

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