This picture is from the bone scan. It shows the cancer that is just above my right knee. It's the large dark mass. We found out when we went in for the scan that lots of places can show up as "hot spots". These spots all looked dark to us. It looked like there was cancer all over to my mom. Especially once they saw the spot above my knee. They were told that any place that is sharp will show up as a "hot spot", such as the elbows, shoulders, and hips. The bone scan is not one of the funnest things to do. You have to have an injection of stuff that is heavy and will deposit in spots on your bones, than you have to lie perfectly still while this machine goes over every inch of your body. It seems to take forever. Usually it takes about an hour. I now have these scans done every 6 months along with a Cat Scan, Chest X-rays,& the dreaded blood work. When I had my surgery they removed the femur and my knee,(everything except the knee cap). They replaced it with a titanium rod and a new knee joint. Now I can make the metal detector go off in some airports. One of the downsides to the surgery was that I am no longer able to do some sports, like softball. I am not supposed to put to much heavy stress on the leg or it might break the rod. Which would not be as easy to fix as a broken leg |