Denise F
05-13-2002, 07:35 PM
Has anyone had a Pet Scan and had the results be wrong.
My Mom had a tiny breast lump removed and biopsy suspected Non-Hogkins Lymphoma but there wasn't any more tissue left to do further tests.She then had a Pet Scan
and the thryoid lit up. So they did surgery had removed half of it. It was very enlarged but non cancerous. She's
had numerous tests including bone marrow biopsy and all
are negative except for an elevated protein level in her blood that the DR says is present with lymphoma.No other
symptoms of swollen lymph nodes, fevers, or night sweats.
Dr. wants to see her in three months.My concern is if
we have another Pet Scan done how can we ever trust the results? Also yesterday she noticed a lump in her back
nowhere near a gland. Could this indicate lymphona?
She says it is not sore. Should we wait the three months before seeing the Dr. or is this development
something we should check out right away?
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My Mom had a tiny breast lump removed and biopsy suspected Non-Hogkins Lymphoma but there wasn't any more tissue left to do further tests.She then had a Pet Scan
and the thryoid lit up. So they did surgery had removed half of it. It was very enlarged but non cancerous. She's
had numerous tests including bone marrow biopsy and all
are negative except for an elevated protein level in her blood that the DR says is present with lymphoma.No other
symptoms of swollen lymph nodes, fevers, or night sweats.
Dr. wants to see her in three months.My concern is if
we have another Pet Scan done how can we ever trust the results? Also yesterday she noticed a lump in her back
nowhere near a gland. Could this indicate lymphona?
She says it is not sore. Should we wait the three months before seeing the Dr. or is this development
something we should check out right away?
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