Do you only get Pet Scan if they suspect you may have cancer? I’m worried my cancer may have come back some where else. I had breast cancer in 2014 had an operation, radiotherapy and meds, I recently had a cat scan on my lungs and heart and got a phone call from hospital saying I had to have a pet scan I asked why but they said because your doctor wants you to have one? So I went and I was shocked because the unit I had to have scan was a cancer unit so I’m worrying now thinking my cancer has come back I just don’t know what to think I don’t understand I feel confused love Yvonne xx
Good morning Yvonne Yvonne17
PET scans are used during many types of medical investigations - have a look at the NHS Link below.
Equipment and even wards are used for multiply purposes so yes I understand the shock in being in a cancer department but I would not put 2+2 and get 5......... If you are really concerned phone and ask your medical team.
I was in a few years back with an infection post my Lymphoma treatment and was transferred from admissions thinking I would end up in Heamatology........ no, ended up in a surgical ward where the other 5 men had one or both legs off...... one man came rolling up and said “so what one are they taking off?”
Hi Yvonne Yvonne17, sorry to hear that you are not left in limbo until July :(
About three years ago I was on the CT Table ready for a lung biopsy as I.had a new nodule appear and was Ickes up in a regular CT a few weeks before. I was 3 months post my Second Stem Cell Transplant and they were convinced it was a new type of cancer.
The surgeon did a pre-opp CT and after a few minutes came back to say that it had reduced in size and could not be biopsied - go away.
My Respiratory Consultant came up to the ward to see me (he actually is a very good friend). He said that he had no idea what it was but we would keep an eye on it. So I have had a CT every year and it has not changed much in this time.
We have no idea what it is and only a biopsy would tell us but it looks like it does not want to get a needle into itself so is keeping a low profile LOL
Its not great not knowing what it is but I am still happy that it is not a problem and if it does become an issue I will just have to go on the treatment treadmill once again.
These bodies make this living thing hard work at times but from my 20 years experience - all worry in the world will make no real difference to what the nodule decides to do...... but worry and stress will tend to make life just that more harder, so concentrate on the good stuff around you, celebrate life and deal with the CT when it comes xx
