Follow up

Hi Gregory and well done for getting through.

I had a PET/CT at 16 weeks which showed a hotspot at the original site of the cancer. I had a biopsy six weeks after which was clear.

I must say I would be led by my team. Why are they wanting a biopsy before even the PET/CT results are through? Why would they want a biopsy at all if the scan results are clear?

It all sounds a bit confusing

I wouldn't postpone anything my oncologist suggested but I would like to know why.

Sorry....this probably doesn't help at all

PS if it's Covid you are worried about I reckon it will get worse before it gets better and any vaccination immunity would have possibly waned considerably unless you get another booster in.

Thanks for replying. That was my question why do they want a biopsy 8 weeks after end of treatment when they say everything looks good and before the results of Scan are known?

I can't really answer your question, but I hazard a guess that your clinical team have visually seen something that they want to investigate.  Scans can only see down to a certain resolution.  If I recall correctly PET and CT scans seem to be around 4mm, MRI slightly better.  Clearly depends on the capability of the actual kit and they get better all the time.

My cancer was eventually found by visual observation as it only once indicated on a scan, despite being scanned by CT, MRI and PET/CT numerous times over 18 months.  For piece of mind I would go with it if recommended.  They are the experts.