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Re: Question??Pet scan or Bone scan
Adriana,
My mets are almost always all bone (vertebrae and pelvis). I had one or maybe 2 bone scans initially, but my onc and I both felt we got much better information from a PET/CT as the bone scans didn't reveal the lytic lesions and left a pretty different impression of what was going on. MRIs of my spine have been good for assessing any damage to the bone and any risk of fracture, narrowing of nerve canals, etc. whatever the cause. We did a baseline MRI of my spine two years (?) ago, and then I had them done again 6 months later when I thought I might do radiation to a few spots on my spine (didn't do that as my onc wanted more systemic treatment). So basically, we do a PET/CT every 4 months or so and feel that provides the best info, and I'm fine with that as it is also the easiest (and quietest!) scan.
Good luck!
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Liz
3/05 Initial dx invasive dc 2 cm lump, age 39
lumpectomy & 3 of 5 nodes +, ER+/PR+, Her2+++
alternative chemo 5/05-7/05, rad 8/05-10/05
7/06 dx mets to vertebrae, pelvis & chest lymph nodes
8/06 - 10/06 tamoxifen, herceptin, oophorectomy & zometa
11/06 PET/CT showed continued bone mets, new spot on liver
12/06 began taxotere/herceptin 1x/3 weeks,
2/07 - 2-08 NED!
3/08 progression, start taxol/herceptin weekly, monthly zometa
8/08 start ai & herceptin
12/08 - progression, start weekly navelbine/herceptin thru 6/09 & monthly zometa
7/09 - PET/CT showed improvement in spine, but 2-3 lymph nodes in chest became active
9/09 - 11/09 - weekly abraxane/herceptin
12/09 - PET/CT - chest lymph nodes resolved, progression in spine & pelvis
2/10 - 6/10 - start tykerb/xeloda, progession in spine & pelvis
7/10 - start taxotere/carboplatin/herceptin
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