[Brenda_D]

My first scan after dx was a pet/ct. They were looking for spread and used it for initial staging. It does show false positives, but I would rather "see" something and follow up on it, than miss something.
The next scan was a bone scan after chemo, to check areas that lit up on the pet/ct. Bone scan showed NED to bones, but can't check soft tissue.
I had a MUGA during A/C chemo, to measure heart function.
I recently had a chest ct to look for blood clots and problems with my port. I also had a dopplar to look for clots. Nothing was found.
I just had another pet/ct to see if the positive IM node was no longer active, and checking bones and soft tissue again.
I asked about an MRI of the chest area after chemo, but my Onc said it doesn't work in the heart area because of the movement.
I have not yet had a brain MRI, but will probably ask for that later on.