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Need Help!
Had PET that showed a spot on my right 9th rib. Had an x-ray of rib that said "not clearly seen" Yesterday the doctor said the only way to be sure it was cancer was to remove part of the rib and exam it because a bone scan can also show a false positive. He didn't recommend doing the surgery because it is not important to catch cancer early if it is a reoccurrence. He does not want to add the heavy chemo until we have too. I am currently on herceptin, nothing else. The PET also showed 2 enlarged lymph nodes on the left side near my neck. His statement...they were just enlarged. Maybe I just don't have a clear understanding of what a PET scan can and can't show. If this were you would you sit back and wait?
Also, for anyone with knowledge on PET scans. The doctor told my mom that this scan would be from the top of my head to the tip of my toes. But there was no mention of my brain at all in the report. We know I have 2 very small tumors left in my brain. Does a PET scan show brain tumors?
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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.
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