PET SCAN

Hi . 

Sorry to hear about your mum . The CT scan is very good at picking up any obvious spread . The PET scan has a completely different mechanism and picks up hot spots but they have to be around about 1 cm before they are picked up . My mum always gets one before surgery . Totally my opinion but a bit of an insurance policy to make sure everything is detected . They are a routine part of planning and information gathering for the surgeons or oncologist to get a clear image of what is going on before they proceed . I would fully expect them to do one .

How is your mum handling things ?

take care,

Court 

Hello Smith pet scan is to check if it is anywhere else I had this done

Bea1967 

Hello Smith pet scan is to check if it is anywhere else I had this done still waiting to see what treatment on having too have bowel cancer aswell got to have another biopsy outside left liver 

Bea1967 

thanks for your reply. mum is actually handling things ok, shes not worried in the slightest and is feeling very positive which is good.

thanks for your reply Bea1967. hope you are ok

Thts ok Smitho 

Bea1967 

Thts ok Smitho 

Bea1967 

Hi 

I had PET scan and yes as you say, this is to establish if there has been any spread to other parts of the body.

Good luck hope that all goes well and not spread.