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Angela · 03-11-2008, 12:09 PM

I had a PET scan and when I got the report back the only new spot was on my right 9th rib. I have had pain on my right side but it goes and comes and it is hard to tell if it is in the same spot everytime. The dr. said may be I just bumped something that may have produced a false positive. He doesn't seem worried but I am just not sure. I had a bone scan in the beginning of dec 2007 and it was clear. Anyone with mets to bone? Can you tell me if the pain was constant or did it come and go? Would a tumor show on an x-ray?

My tumor markers (CA 27/29) dropped buy my CEA has been creeping up. It went from 3.4 to 4.3 to 5.1 over the last few months. I wasn't worried about such a small increase especially since the CA27/29 markers went from 58 to 34.3 during this same time.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm not schedule to see the dr. again until April 3rd.

03-11-2008, 12:09 PM	#1
Angela Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 45	Bone Question I had a PET scan and when I got the report back the only new spot was on my right 9th rib. I have had pain on my right side but it goes and comes and it is hard to tell if it is in the same spot everytime. The dr. said may be I just bumped something that may have produced a false positive. He doesn't seem worried but I am just not sure. I had a bone scan in the beginning of dec 2007 and it was clear. Anyone with mets to bone? Can you tell me if the pain was constant or did it come and go? Would a tumor show on an x-ray? My tumor markers (CA 27/29) dropped buy my CEA has been creeping up. It went from 3.4 to 4.3 to 5.1 over the last few months. I wasn't worried about such a small increase especially since the CA27/29 markers went from 58 to 34.3 during this same time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm not schedule to see the dr. again until April 3rd. __________________ Hugs and Smiles, Angela - NC Dx May 2003 at age 39 Lt mastectomy, no nodes DCIS, PR- ER- Her+++ 4 rounds AC Recurrence Dec 2006 Rt lung 2/07 - 3 Brain mets - Radiation 3/07 - Carboplatin and Herceptin 8/07- mets stable. Finished Carboplatin-remain on Herceptin 12/07 - Herceptin only 5/08 - Lung mets grew - tykerb and Navilbene. Reaction to Tykerb -9/08 Herceptin again 12/08 - Lung mets growing - xeloda. 8/09 - Given Zometa for precaution 10/09 - Lung mets back plus new ones. - Put back on Xeloda. 1/10 – Began short-term disability 2/10 –Lung mets growing - Gemzar 9/2010 – Scan show tumors in lungs growing. Put on Ixempra (every 3 weeks). MRI of the brain showed a brain bleed but it had stopped bleeding.