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Becky · 05-26-2015, 11:41 AM

I am not sure. Healing also has a stronger uptake of glucose so it might glow just as cancer does. I would talk to your onc and have him take a look. I had a similar situation when I was a few years out but it was my lung. I had one of those coronary artery CT scans. That result was great but the scan got some of my right lung in the shot that showed "something" . I had those scans send to my rad onc and medical onc who said it was scarring from an pnemonia which I had had a bad one years be fore. Maybe theres someone who can look at it and say.

As for breaking it in the first place, did you have a bad cough, lift something too heavy, bump into something. Did someone hit into you. The weirdest things can happen. My mom broke a rib coughing and didnt know until weeks later when it hurt so bad we took her to the ER.

05-26-2015, 11:41 AM	#4
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Re: "Healed" rib fracture or...?? I am not sure. Healing also has a stronger uptake of glucose so it might glow just as cancer does. I would talk to your onc and have him take a look. I had a similar situation when I was a few years out but it was my lung. I had one of those coronary artery CT scans. That result was great but the scan got some of my right lung in the shot that showed "something" . I had those scans send to my rad onc and medical onc who said it was scarring from an pnemonia which I had had a bad one years be fore. Maybe theres someone who can look at it and say. As for breaking it in the first place, did you have a bad cough, lift something too heavy, bump into something. Did someone hit into you. The weirdest things can happen. My mom broke a rib coughing and didnt know until weeks later when it hurt so bad we took her to the ER. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"