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Lien · 11-22-2010, 12:01 PM

Hi Michka,

I am so sorry you are dealing with this scare. I don't know what your doctor means, but I know that Pet scans are prone to sending out false positives. I think they will give you some contrast agent and then make a CT scan of your bloodvessels.

The procedure shouldn't be too hard. The fear is the worst part, though, isn't it? And if we can't be scared silly when we think we may have metastatic cancer, I don't know what would give us the right. Nobody expects you to be strong! We expect you to be scared and come to us for support. And that;s exactly what you are getting: hugs, cuddles and lots of love. We are here with you, and we won't exhale until we get news from you.

Hang in there: your spots are innocent until proven guilty by a biopsy. I know it's hard, but that's how it is. There are lots of other reasons for markers to creep up and pet scans to light up.

Hugs

Jacqueline

11-22-2010, 12:01 PM	#3
Lien Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Haarlem, the Netherlands Posts: 835	Re: Need support Hi Michka, I am so sorry you are dealing with this scare. I don't know what your doctor means, but I know that Pet scans are prone to sending out false positives. I think they will give you some contrast agent and then make a CT scan of your bloodvessels. The procedure shouldn't be too hard. The fear is the worst part, though, isn't it? And if we can't be scared silly when we think we may have metastatic cancer, I don't know what would give us the right. Nobody expects you to be strong! We expect you to be scared and come to us for support. And that;s exactly what you are getting: hugs, cuddles and lots of love. We are here with you, and we won't exhale until we get news from you. Hang in there: your spots are innocent until proven guilty by a biopsy. I know it's hard, but that's how it is. There are lots of other reasons for markers to creep up and pet scans to light up. Hugs Jacqueline __________________ Diagnosed age 44, January 2004, 0.7 cm IDC & DCIS. Stage 1, grade 3, ER/PR pos. HER2 pos. clear margins, no nodes. SNB. 35 rads. On Zoladex and Armidex since Dec. 2004. Stopped Zoladex/Arimidex sept 2009 Still taking mistletoe shots (CAM therapy) Doing fine.