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Re: PET Scan Prep
I just came from having a PET scan. They told me to avoid breads, pastas, potatoes for 24 hours beforehand (and to have a high protien diet). So, for dinner last night, I had chicken breast and broccoli. For lunch, I had eggs and sausage. I skipped my exercise class yesterday (said not to exercise for 24 hours...I have been told in the past that light exercise such as walking is okay). Nobody has ever told me not to have alcohol, so I did not skip my nightly glass of wine last night. And they also told me to drink lots of water prior to and after the scan (I think to help flush the radioactive stuff out of my system). Hope this helps.
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Diagnosed 10-03-2005 (34 wks pregnant, 38 yrs old)
Lumpectomy Nov-2005. 10/18 Lymph Nodes impacted
Mets to liver, spine & femurs (thus being stage IV right from the get-go)
ER-, PR-, HER2+
Taxol/Herceptin/Zometa started Dec-2005. 11 cycles of Taxol.
Sept-2006: PET/CT scan of mets to liver, spine and femurs - Stable. Activity in R breast & mediastinum (not seen in prior scans).
Navelbine (3 wks on/1 wk off) as of Oct--2006 & continued Herceptin (every 3 wks) & Zometa (every 6 wks)
Jan-2007: PET/CT Scan - Stable. Continued Nav. through March-2007, then Herc./Zom. only after that.
June-2007: PET/CT Scan - activity in mediastinum. Back on Navelbine as of July-2007.
Scanned Quarterly since Oct-2007 - a few small scares, but otherwise stable due to continuing weekly Navelbine, Herceptin and Quarterly Zometa.
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