My bone scan report!!!!!1

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16 years ago 11/10/2007 7:31pm EST

Just got my radiologist's report from the bone scan I had done yesterday...

"The delayed scintigraphic images demonstrate foci of moderately increased acradiotracer accumulation at the right 1st metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints. Mild similar degenerative changes are seen within the left foot. There are also moderate bilateral degerative changes within the bilateral mid foot regions.

IMPRESION

Mogerate degerative changes of the bilateral mid foot regions and bilateral first digist of the feet, as described above."

What the hell???? Am I going to be crippled???

16 years ago 11/10/2007 7:44pm EST

re: alarmed

they might have to chop it off.

sorry buddy.

16 years ago 11/10/2007 7:50pm EST

re: fpmmv

Your a f***ing piece of shit fpmmv.

Not sure what the bone scan means but best of luck to the OP.

16 years ago 11/10/2007 7:59pm EST

re: fUrCeOsNhN

you're right.

i have no clue what that diagnosis means.

good luck to you alarmed.

16 years ago 11/10/2007 8:27pm EST

re: fpmmv

degenerative changes = osteoarthritis

although bone scan is nonspecific so it could just be stress reactions at the joint level

get a CT scan

16 years ago 11/10/2007 9:31pm EST

re: iflyboats

I got a similar diagnosis last February and panicked. I'm too young for arthritis, I'm only 44. I'm not sure what it all really means, but I'm not showing any symptoms as of now. I only run every other day and only on high school track/college fitness trail (dirt & sawdust), lots of crosstraining though, practically live on the elliptical. OP, how old are you? My PT told me everyone's gonna end up with arthritis if they live long enough. I don't know if my lack of symptoms is because of the cross-training, or if the bone scan readers (doctor/PT) were just being alarmist (have you ever met a doctor or PT whose recommendations WEREN'T "stop running"?).

Best of luck, and don't panic.

16 years ago 11/10/2007 9:57pm EST

re: alarmed

That is the expected result for any runner- we're on our feet a lot and you get a lot of active bone turnover. I see these scans routinely (usually looking for infections in my field) and the report you got is basically saying that there is bone turnover and some mild changes that could be early arthritis vs wear and tear vs artifact. All in all, I would be surprised if less than 1/2 of all runners who ran any sort of decent mileage didn't have at least that kind of activity on their bone scans. That being said, talk it over with your doctor who knows your symptoms, etc.

16 years ago 11/11/2007 10:45am EST

re: dd

16 years ago 11/11/2007 10:48am EST

re: alarmed

why don't you take the above person's advice and just f***ing ask your doctor you little pansy?

16 years ago 11/11/2007 1:09pm EST

re: dd

dd wrote:
That is the expected result for any runner- we're on our feet a lot and you get a lot of active bone turnover. I see these scans routinely (usually looking for infections in my field) and the report you got is basically saying that there is bone turnover and some mild changes that could be early arthritis vs wear and tear vs artifact. All in all, I would be surprised if less than 1/2 of all runners who ran any sort of decent mileage didn't have at least that kind of activity on their bone scans. That being said, talk it over with your doctor who knows your symptoms, etc.

What is "bone turnover"? Does the bone regenerate itself?

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