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For some reason, my hospital will give a MUGA, unless you request an echo. The cynic in me thinks this is related to billing/insurance. My onc. was going to give me MUGAs, but thanks to this and other boards, I knew to ask for echos.
My understanding is that a MUGA gives you a precise number for the LEVF rate, whereas the echo is based on the technician's assessment, so it can be given as a range, e.g., 60-65.
For 4 of my echos, the technicians could get a rate, even though my ribs are close together. At my last echo, the technician wanted to inject some dye to get a better reading. Luckily, I'm at a small hospital and insisted I run upstairs to get my port accessed so they could use it.
- Anna
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- Anna
Stage I - DX 9/2005 ER/PR-, HER2+, grade 3, DCIS, IDC multi-focal (1.05cm)
DD 4 A/C finished Jan 31, 2006
Herceptin weekly finished Jan 31, 2007
recurrence to chest wall on last month of Herceptin
Stage 3B - 3/15/07 - 2 carcinomas in dermal lymphatic
Rads finished 6/5/07
12x TH finished 9/10/07
12/07 - Clear scan!
3/08 - 4 month Melatonin trial
1/09 - osteoperosis - start Alendronate
2/09 - 4-month Simivastin trial
3/13 - take drug holiday after 5 years of Alendronate
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