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DeenaH · 10-29-2010, 02:19 PM

Sun - I just had a PET/CT August 20th, and I had a bone scan the same day as the CT last week. Bone scan was clear thank goodness! I've wondered about a brain MRI, but my onc hasn't wanted to order one. I may push for one though. Especially since I learned that MRI's have no radiation.

Jackie - Ultrasound for lungs? I didn't know they could do that. What can they see on u/s that they can't with the CT I already had? I know there is alot of radiation with CT's. I wish there was an MRI they could do on the lungs and liver. I'll ask my onc about the u/s. I also don't know that they could see through my implants with u/s.

10-29-2010, 02:19 PM	#18
DeenaH Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 129	Re: I could really use some input Sun - I just had a PET/CT August 20th, and I had a bone scan the same day as the CT last week. Bone scan was clear thank goodness! I've wondered about a brain MRI, but my onc hasn't wanted to order one. I may push for one though. Especially since I learned that MRI's have no radiation. Jackie - Ultrasound for lungs? I didn't know they could do that. What can they see on u/s that they can't with the CT I already had? I know there is alot of radiation with CT's. I wish there was an MRI they could do on the lungs and liver. I'll ask my onc about the u/s. I also don't know that they could see through my implants with u/s. __________________ March 2010: Diagnosed with Stage IIIC IDC with axillary, mammary and suplaclavicular node involvement. ER/PR -, HER2+++. 7cm tumor in right breast. April 2010: Started neoadjuvent chemo. 4 DD A/C every 2 weeks, 4 DD Taxotere every 3 weeks with Herceptin weekly. August 2010: Finished chemo! August 20, 2010: PET/CT showed no cancer in any nodes, and only a little uptake to the breast. September 9, 2010: Bilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction with implants and Alloderm. September 16, 2010: Pathology report showed 18/51 positive axillary nodes, 3.2cm tumor. Granual sized cancer found in the fatty tissue between levels 1 and 2. October 19, 2010: CT showed several spots on lungs and 1 spot on liver. Liver spot is 2mm, lung spots range from 2mm to 4mm. We don't know if they are cancer or not. 12/15/10: Brain MRI clear 1/7/11: PET/CT 1/13/11: Recurrence in lungs. Start Tykerb 5/13/11: Progression in lungs 6/3/11: Lung surgery to get tumors for chemosensitivity testing.