I have joined the big C club. Melanoma in the neck.

[Tab]

20. There you go!

The hospital I have has the most excellent oatmeal raisin cookies.

It's not a scary thing. In fact, I prefer it over an MRI (they tell you different things anyway). I just try to chill and relax, do the crosswords or listen to music while I was waiting (although on my last visit they wanted me to cut it out and just not engage in any mental stimulation). But it's over relatively quickly.

Main thing is you have to stay away from pregnant women and babies for the next 24 hours. Wasn't an issue for me, but may or may not be for you. That's it.

They'll even (usually) give you a CD of your scan results while you wait after (probably varies by hospital).

I assume if there's something critical they'll call you immediately, otherwise you just wait for the results.

Warning, if you're new to this: Stop speculating on outcomes, you're likely wrong, and don't look up and take to heart the stuff you read on the Internet. It rarely gives you the warm and fuzzies.

Let us know what happened,

Best!

- Tab