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rentrac · 09-09-2007, 12:17 PM

Cloudy spots found by brain MRI and Marrow? I admit, that's a new one on me. The fact that you're getting a PET is very reassuring. That should show if there are abnormally high levels of metabolism (which may indicate cancer) for spots bigger than 4-6 mm. If you find out why your marrow was in question, I'd love to learn more! At least nothing showed up on MRI etc that was thought to be a malignancy. Good luck!
Warmly,Rentrac

09-09-2007, 12:17 PM	#2
rentrac Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Eastern NC Posts: 65	Marrow and brain MRI Cloudy spots found by brain MRI and Marrow? I admit, that's a new one on me. The fact that you're getting a PET is very reassuring. That should show if there are abnormally high levels of metabolism (which may indicate cancer) for spots bigger than 4-6 mm. If you find out why your marrow was in question, I'd love to learn more! At least nothing showed up on MRI etc that was thought to be a malignancy. Good luck! Warmly,Rentrac __________________ Oct. 2003: Dx age 48, Stage IIIA Ductal Ca. dense dose neoadjuvent AC. BrCa 1&2 -, ER+, PR-, Her2+. 2004: R mastectomy, 3+ nodes, dense doseTaxotere ( allergic), total hysterectomy, radiationx36 . Tamoxifen x6 mo., Arimidex x9 mo. Jan. '06: Multi left metastatic nodes left neck. Stage IV. Taxol, Carboplatin (allergic to both), Herceptin, radiationx27. Herceptin cont'd. 1 mediastinal met in old rad field. April: 2 brain mets - Rcerebellar, Ltemporal lobe. Gammaknife. Stop Herceptin, Start Tykerb. May: CyberKnife-mediastinal node, Zometa restart. July: New RLung mets. Xeloda add. Jan. 2008: CT: Lung mets shrinking. Fatty liver w/increased liver function panel. Feb '08: MRI: brain mets back, 2nd GammaKnife. June: Migraine headaches from cerebellar tumor. Team for WBR - Choose Craniotomy on Cerebellum only. Aug: Crainiotomy successful. Sept: PET -right lung apex clean; left internal mammary artery appears malignant. Herceptin in future. Left mastectomy?