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Re: Pet Scan for Stage 1?
My Pet Scan results showed a "mild uptake" in the hilar of the left lung - the SUV number was 2.7 compared to only 1.7 on the right lung. The radiologist recommended a follow-up cat scan with contrast, but my onc doesn't want me to get more radiation just yet; he's not really worried - said the uptake is probably only a vascular anomoly - but because I'm complaining about a pain in my collarbone/neck/chest region on my left side, he's sending me to a pulmonologist. I'm convinced the pain I have is due to my port scar or nerve damage..........but my onc is also ordering another tumor marker blood test to be done in October (the last markers went up a very tiny bit). So he's being optimistically cautious..........which makes me feel much less nervous.
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xxoo
Kathy
2/5/08 - dx age 53, post-menopausal;
IDC Stage 1, Grade 1
ER+ 90% /PR+ 90% /Her2++++, BRAC1 & 2 neg
3/5/08 - mast with muscle-sparing free tram;
0/7 nodes clear; Stage 1 lymphedema in right arm
3/11/08 - MRSA infection in abdomen causes large hernia
4/11/08 - Oncotype DX score 22 (intermediate)
4/12/08 - Muga score 67%
4/23/08 - Chemo, Navelbine and Herceptin every 2 weeks
8/20/08 - Last Navelbine infusion! Yay!
1/22/09 - First mammo since dx - unaffected breast CLEAR!
1/30/09 - Second Muga score 63%
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