Joan M
04-15-2008, 06:14 PM
I'm very disappointed at the result of the PET/CT scan I had this morning, almost one year after my lung surgery to remove a solitary pulmonary nodule.
It appears that there's another nodule in the apex of my left lung with an SUV of 3.2, and it's "contiguous with an area of post-operative fibrotic change which has otherwise remained non-active since the earlier exam," according to the report.
Six month after my surgery, I had a PET/CT in October which was NED.
The new nodule is 8 mm. The report suggested that I follow up in two or three months with a CT scan, which would give more clarity.
I was due to meet with my onc late this afternoon anyway, and she had the results of the scan already (but not the results of the echo I had last month, or in particular the left ventricle ejection fraction part).
She wants me to meet with the thorasic surgeon who removed the SPN from my lung to get his take on the new nodule because it's so close to the area where the other nodule was removed, but she's not recommending surgery.
Other than this nodule, the rest of the test was okay.
Although it seems unlikely given my history, there's actually a few things, like scarcoidosis, which mimic cancer nodules and have SUV uptake. Also, I've also had a rash for over a month on my shin bones. The rash is flat, looks like little pin pricks and doesn't itch. My GP gave me cream for it, but it's still there even if a little less than before.
I was really hoping for more NED time. Oh well, I'll just have to keep on truckin'.
Joan
It appears that there's another nodule in the apex of my left lung with an SUV of 3.2, and it's "contiguous with an area of post-operative fibrotic change which has otherwise remained non-active since the earlier exam," according to the report.
Six month after my surgery, I had a PET/CT in October which was NED.
The new nodule is 8 mm. The report suggested that I follow up in two or three months with a CT scan, which would give more clarity.
I was due to meet with my onc late this afternoon anyway, and she had the results of the scan already (but not the results of the echo I had last month, or in particular the left ventricle ejection fraction part).
She wants me to meet with the thorasic surgeon who removed the SPN from my lung to get his take on the new nodule because it's so close to the area where the other nodule was removed, but she's not recommending surgery.
Other than this nodule, the rest of the test was okay.
Although it seems unlikely given my history, there's actually a few things, like scarcoidosis, which mimic cancer nodules and have SUV uptake. Also, I've also had a rash for over a month on my shin bones. The rash is flat, looks like little pin pricks and doesn't itch. My GP gave me cream for it, but it's still there even if a little less than before.
I was really hoping for more NED time. Oh well, I'll just have to keep on truckin'.
Joan