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Lien · 04-09-2013, 04:02 AM

I am no doctor, so this is just my thoughts from a laypersons point of view.

Doesn't a PET scan light up areas where the sugar uptake is more intense? Muscles take up more sugar when they are "working". So could the neckpain be causing all your muscles to cramp? Which would account for the increased uptake? A muscle relaxant could make a difference then.

Probably not, as nobody at the hospital thought of that, but thought I should mention it anyway. Who knows?

Hope the fact that only muscles lit up indicates that no other areas are active right now.

Hugs

Jacqueline

04-09-2013, 04:02 AM	#9
Lien Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Haarlem, the Netherlands Posts: 835	Re: PETscan NOT USABLE huh???!!! I am no doctor, so this is just my thoughts from a laypersons point of view. Doesn't a PET scan light up areas where the sugar uptake is more intense? Muscles take up more sugar when they are "working". So could the neckpain be causing all your muscles to cramp? Which would account for the increased uptake? A muscle relaxant could make a difference then. Probably not, as nobody at the hospital thought of that, but thought I should mention it anyway. Who knows? Hope the fact that only muscles lit up indicates that no other areas are active right now. 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.