CT Thorax & abdo & pelvis with contrast

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Hi everyone I finished my radiotherapy for primary lung cancer the end of March I’ve getting an appointment today for a CT Thorax & abdo & pelvis with contrast why are they scanning my abdo & pelvis and what is it? I expected a lung scan to see if cancer has gone but I haven’t excepted abdo & pelvis scan and what are they? Will this have anything to do with the bottom of my back? As I’ve always got pain in the bottom of my back I’ve had it a very long time now but I’ve just adapted to it because it’s gone on that long but some days the pain is unbearable love Yvonne

Kegsy over 2 years ago

Hu Yvonne

The chest & abdomen CT scan is the norm as it covers all the major organs with the exception of the brain. I always have this for my routine lung cancer CT scans; I think it is to both check up on the lung cancer situation and to have early sight of any sign of potential spread of the cancer to any other organs. It is the lung cancer version of taking your car in for its MOT.

If there are any issues, either cancer related or non-cancer related, they will let you and/or GP know so that it can be dealt with. Please do not worry about it as you will be having lots of these routine scans in the years to come.

Hope this helps a bit.

Kegsy x

"If you are going through hell, keep going" ; Sir Winston Churchill

" Cancer may take my life; however it will not become my life" Kegsy August 2011

Yvonne17 over 2 years ago in reply to Kegsy

Thank you so much I never knew this but I think it’s a good idea when I think about it I just panicked a bit when I got my letter this morning thanks so very much

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