Post chemo PET/CT scan

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  • deanna14
    deanna14 Member Posts: 732
    #22
    nursey420 said:

    So Sorry
    but there are lots of false positive so we will just say our prayer that is what you have Keep us updated
    Take care Lisa

    Thanks to all...
    Thank you to all of you who have responded to my post. I truly does help to have you here and hear you words of encouragement. I know that you understand, truly understand my anxieties.
    Thank you so much!
  • Ro10
    Ro10 Member Posts: 1,561 Member
    #23
    deanna14 said:

    Thanks to all...
    Thank you to all of you who have responded to my post. I truly does help to have you here and hear you words of encouragement. I know that you understand, truly understand my anxieties.
    Thank you so much!

    Deanna good luck on Thursday
    Extra prayers are coming your way to help you get through this day. I am praying that it turns out to be scar tissue or inflammation or something non cancerous. We will be waiting to hear your results......whenever that is. Don't know if they will do a frozen section or if you will have to wait days for results. Whatever the waiting will be terrible for you. You know God has a plan for you. You have been so brave and courageous. I pray for extra strength and courage for you to make it through this bump in the road. In peace and caring. HUGS to you.
  • deanna14
    deanna14 Member Posts: 732
    #24
    Ro10 said:

    Deanna good luck on Thursday
    Extra prayers are coming your way to help you get through this day. I am praying that it turns out to be scar tissue or inflammation or something non cancerous. We will be waiting to hear your results......whenever that is. Don't know if they will do a frozen section or if you will have to wait days for results. Whatever the waiting will be terrible for you. You know God has a plan for you. You have been so brave and courageous. I pray for extra strength and courage for you to make it through this bump in the road. In peace and caring. HUGS to you.

    Thank you!
    You are a very special lady! Here you are going through everything you have gone through lately and still able to provide encouragement to me. Again, thank you so so much.
    I hope they do a frozen section, but the doctor didn't say. The interventional radiologist is the one performing the procedure, so I guess we will know more in the morning. I actually feel pretty positive about all of it, now that the shock has worn off. Just 7 weeks ago, there was nothing on CT... And only 4 weeks since my last chemo! How could it be cancer already? Unless it's not sensitive to carbo and taxol? Too many questions. I know the Lord has a plan for us all.
    Love and hugs,
    Deanna
  • Pat from MN
    Pat from MN Member Posts: 9
    #25
    deanna14 said:

    Thank you!
    You are a very special lady! Here you are going through everything you have gone through lately and still able to provide encouragement to me. Again, thank you so so much.
    I hope they do a frozen section, but the doctor didn't say. The interventional radiologist is the one performing the procedure, so I guess we will know more in the morning. I actually feel pretty positive about all of it, now that the shock has worn off. Just 7 weeks ago, there was nothing on CT... And only 4 weeks since my last chemo! How could it be cancer already? Unless it's not sensitive to carbo and taxol? Too many questions. I know the Lord has a plan for us all.
    Love and hugs,
    Deanna

    Deanna
    I pray that this will turn out to be a false positive and you can get on with your life. Cancer does have a way of throwing curveballs at you. With my first cancer ten years ago, I had a scan that showed something but it turned out to be scar tissue so lots of worry for nothing. This will be the same, I am sure. Just keep the faith and I will continue to pray for you.

    Pat
  • thank you
    thank you Member Posts: 77
    #26
    deanna14 said:

    I think I would rather have the scan
    I thing I would rather risk the anxiety and the biopsy to find it is false positive. Because if it is positive, I know that it was not there when I had my last CT 7 or 8 weeks ago. The sooner it is found, the better chance I have of successfully fighting it... right?

    I think I would rather have the scan
    Right!!
    This is what I would do.
    In our case, I have to make decisions for my mom, she is very scared and always against any evaluation (imaging or laboratory). That's why I wanted to find out what you think.
  • cookie1948
    cookie1948 Member Posts: 77
    #27
    deanna14 said:

    I do.
    Yesterday was such a shot and my mind and body were numb with fear. I will get through this no matter what the results. I too am praying for the false positive result for both of us. I know you have several more weeks before your scan, but I hope and pray that the "nodules" on your lungs are nothing as they keep telling you.
    We can never give up that glimmer of hope. I believe that we are going to beat this. I believe that the Lord is walking with us on this journey and carrying us through during the times that we need him to. I know that he has a plan for our lives and I choose to believe that our work here on earth is not complete.
    Thank you again for being there and the encouragement you all give.
    Hugs and prayers,
    Deanna

    Deanna Wish you well!
    Deanna,
    I wish you well and hope everything goes smoothly. I am with the others. I just can't believe this is cancer. I don't believe it is. I was so sick to hear what you are going thru. God Bless You, keep the faith like you are, and i want you to know how much i admire you. I hadn't been online for a few days and was shocked to see your post!! You are surely in my thoughts and prayers.
    Cookie
  • islgirl
    islgirl Member Posts: 4
    #28
    I hope that when the biopsy
    I hope that when the biopsy is done tomorrow the results will be great. I will be praying for you. Trust God and he will deliver.
  • Deblittleton
    Deblittleton Member Posts: 56 Member
    #29
    islgirl said:

    I hope that when the biopsy
    I hope that when the biopsy is done tomorrow the results will be great. I will be praying for you. Trust God and he will deliver.

    Thinking positive
    I am praying and thinking positive that your biopsy with come back negative.
  • lindaprocopio
    lindaprocopio Member Posts: 1,980 Member
    #30
    Deblittleton said:

    Thinking positive
    I am praying and thinking positive that your biopsy with come back negative.

    (((Deanna))) In my heart and thoughts tonight & tommorrow.
    It's going to end up as nothing; I just know it. But I want you to know that you are in my prayers and thoughts and heart and that I will be 'on vigil' with you as you await the results. You and I have held hands since the beginning of our cancer journeys. You started out one month ahead of me, and have been such a resource for me, always just having experienced what I was next facing. Then you did radiation first and I did chemo first, and so we each had experiences to share to prepare the other. With Marge and Peggy, the 4 of us got through all the newness of our shared diagnosis. Then one by one, we all came out on the other side of treatment. And again, you are just one month ahead of me, entering the scary world of post-treatment monitoring testing. I'm right behind you, kiddo. Just reach back for my hand if you need me.

    I read something nice in an email today (Poet unknown) :

    As children bring their broken toys
    with tears for us to mend,
    I brought my broken dreams to God
    because He was my friend.
    But then, instead of leaving Him
    in peace to work alone,
    I hung around and tried to help
    with ways that were my own.
    At last, I snatched them back and cried,
    "How can You be so slow?"
    "My child," He said. "What could I do?
    You never did let go."

    Give it up to God tonight, Deanna. You're tight in His grip.
  • barb55
    barb55 Member Posts: 91
    #31
    deanna
    It's Wednesday night - I am thinking how I hate that you are going through this tonight. You have been so strong Deanna. I am so hopeful for you. My docs don't recommend the PET scan and I wonder if it because of all these false positives? Sending prayers.
  • deanna14
    deanna14 Member Posts: 732
    #32
    barb55 said:

    deanna
    It's Wednesday night - I am thinking how I hate that you are going through this tonight. You have been so strong Deanna. I am so hopeful for you. My docs don't recommend the PET scan and I wonder if it because of all these false positives? Sending prayers.

    Thanks Ladies!
    Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers. Getting ready to head to bed for an early morning. I will let you know the results as soon as I know. Praying for the false positive!!!
    Love and Hugs,
    Deanna
  • daisy366
    daisy366 Member Posts: 1,458 Member
    #33
    deanna14 said:

    Thanks Ladies!
    Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers. Getting ready to head to bed for an early morning. I will let you know the results as soon as I know. Praying for the false positive!!!
    Love and Hugs,
    Deanna

    Deanna,
    It's the evening after your procedure and I hope everything went well - prayers have been headed your way since your announcement.

    Re: PET/CT. My oncologists use it alot but I learned that others prefer CT. I do think that my original PET was a false positive - I was lit up from head to toe!! This created great anxiety throughout my treatment. When I finally got the follow-up it was all negative. Getting these tests too soon after a procedure leads to the false reading due to likelihood of inflammation or healing. It's hard to know what is best and hopefully our doctors are doing the best.

    Deanna, I'm anxious to hear how things went for you. Keep your fighting spirit and imagine your white cells continuing to win the fight against those cancer cells.

    God Bless,

    Mary Ann
  • deanna14
    deanna14 Member Posts: 732
    #34
    daisy366 said:

    Deanna,
    It's the evening after your procedure and I hope everything went well - prayers have been headed your way since your announcement.

    Re: PET/CT. My oncologists use it alot but I learned that others prefer CT. I do think that my original PET was a false positive - I was lit up from head to toe!! This created great anxiety throughout my treatment. When I finally got the follow-up it was all negative. Getting these tests too soon after a procedure leads to the false reading due to likelihood of inflammation or healing. It's hard to know what is best and hopefully our doctors are doing the best.

    Deanna, I'm anxious to hear how things went for you. Keep your fighting spirit and imagine your white cells continuing to win the fight against those cancer cells.

    God Bless,

    Mary Ann

    Went well.
    Well, the procedure is over and it really wasn't too bad. I remember it hurting for just a second. When I said ouch, the nurse gave me more sedation. So I have been napping on and off since we got home. Now we wait.... until next week to find out the results of the biopsy.
    Thank you so much for the prayers and positive thoughts! It means a lot to me.
    Talk to you soon. ;)
  • lindaprocopio
    lindaprocopio Member Posts: 1,980 Member
    #35
    As Tom Petty sings "The Waiting is the Hardest Part"...
    I'm so glad the test procedure is done. Now the wait. (((((Deanna))))). You'll be singing that Tom Petty song in your head all week until you get the good news that all is well.
  • lindaprocopio
    lindaprocopio Member Posts: 1,980 Member
    #36
    As Tom Petty sings "The Waiting is the Hardest Part"...
    I'm so glad the test procedure is done. Now the wait. (((((Deanna))))). You'll be singing that Tom Petty song in your head all week until you get the good news that all is well.
  • bonniesue
    bonniesue Member Posts: 124 Member
    #37
    deanna14 said:

    Went well.
    Well, the procedure is over and it really wasn't too bad. I remember it hurting for just a second. When I said ouch, the nurse gave me more sedation. So I have been napping on and off since we got home. Now we wait.... until next week to find out the results of the biopsy.
    Thank you so much for the prayers and positive thoughts! It means a lot to me.
    Talk to you soon. ;)

    deanna
    I am glad the procedure went well and am praying that the biopsy is negative. Waiting is the worse of it but I am sending positive thoughts to you and your family.
  • daisy366
    daisy366 Member Posts: 1,458 Member
    #38
    deanna14 said:

    Went well.
    Well, the procedure is over and it really wasn't too bad. I remember it hurting for just a second. When I said ouch, the nurse gave me more sedation. So I have been napping on and off since we got home. Now we wait.... until next week to find out the results of the biopsy.
    Thank you so much for the prayers and positive thoughts! It means a lot to me.
    Talk to you soon. ;)

    Deanna,
    Hope you do
    Deanna,

    Hope you do something fun this weekend to distract yourself!! I have figured out that the Good Lord decided I needed to learn patience. What a tough thing!!

    Blessings to you all,

    Mary Ann
  • deanna14
    deanna14 Member Posts: 732
    #39
    lindaprocopio said:

    As Tom Petty sings "The Waiting is the Hardest Part"...
    I'm so glad the test procedure is done. Now the wait. (((((Deanna))))). You'll be singing that Tom Petty song in your head all week until you get the good news that all is well.

    Waiting
    I have been too busy to worry about things like cancer this weekend! LOL. Tomorrow is my dad's 68th birthday, so we have been celebrating all weekend. Actually, my husband called the doctor's office on Friday and they are supposed to call us on Wednesday afternoon. He was concerned the doctor would call me while he was at work. If the news is not good, he did not want them to tell me while I was alone. I think this is a good idea.

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