Are Gallium PSMA PET/CT Scans available on the NHS?

Hi sorry to hear about your taxes PSA let's hope it's just a blip.I had  a PET scan on NHS I had to go to the Churchill Hospital in Oxford.  Alto I love in Herts in being treated by Bucks they don't have a PET scan the nearest was Oxford. Good luck.

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Thanks for your reply. I’m a bit confused by the different types of scan. It looks like I’ve a recurrence and someone told me I should ask for a Gallium PSMA PET/CT Scan to see where the cancer is now. Don’t see anything about this type of scan on NHS site so wondering if anyone has had this type of scan through the NHS.

I first had a CT scan, then a bone scan & MRI. I was told that as my PSA was 40 and I'd had significant weight loss (which is what partly took me to GP) they felt there was strong likeelyhood the cancer had spread but non of the scans found it. It was after this and my biopsy that they sent me to Oxford for the PET-SCAN. It is definitely available on NHS in NHS  hospitals. Maybe you need to raise it with specialist nurse or your consultant. Or maybe give macmillian a call! Good luck Freddie