6 Month CT Scan Results

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  • Kvdyson
    Kvdyson Member Posts: 790 Member
    #22
    cheerful said:

    Hi Kim:

      I am sorry to hear about your small nodule.  Your doctor can treat it as it was found early.  I wish you all the best.  I will keep you in my prayers.   

      Going through a Pet Scan I feel is easier than going through a Cat Scan.  I went through my first Pet Scan in October.   Good luck with your Pet Scan on Wednesday.

      Please keep us informed.

    Cheerful

    a/k/a Jane

    Thanks, Jane. I appreciate

    Thanks, Jane. I appreciate that info on the PET (this will be my first) and will let you know what I find out. My follow-up isn't until the following Thursday (12/22) so will send out an update then.

  • Kvdyson
    Kvdyson Member Posts: 790 Member
    edited December 2016 #23
    Soup52 said:

    Oh Kim I'm so sorry:( This is

    Oh Kim I'm so sorry:( This is what we all fear, but as others have said it is small, so there is hope and as always you have a great attitude. I can relate to this all as my treatments have taken over a similar time period to yours. My prayers are with you.

    Thanks, Soup. I couldn't

    Thanks, Soup. I couldn't believe it when I saw the doctor's name come across my phone yesterday. The dread while answering it was very physical but it subsided quickly once they told me what it was they saw. Keeping my fingers crossed that it's nothing serious!

  • Kvdyson
    Kvdyson Member Posts: 790 Member
    edited December 2016 #24
    EZLiving66 said:

    I'm so sorry, Kim!  But, as

    I'm so sorry, Kim!  But, as everyone has pointed out, it's very small and it's been discovered really early so it can be treated.  The waiting is the worst but I like your attitude - let the doctors worry.  Sending you all my good vibs and positive thoughts.

    Love,

    Eldri

    Thanks, Eldri! Keeping busy

    Thanks, Eldri! Keeping busy is the very best way for me to keep my mind from wandering to the "dark side". :)

  • Kvdyson
    Kvdyson Member Posts: 790 Member
    #25
    beccabtown said:

    Sorry to hear this

    So sorry to hear this, Kim. I hope you can focus on other things until you have more information and a plan for treatment. I know your positive attitude will make a big difference.

    Thanks, Becca! Staying

    Thanks, Becca! Staying positive has worked so far so I intend to keep it up as long as possible!

  • Kvdyson
    Kvdyson Member Posts: 790 Member
    edited December 2016 #26
    janaes said:

    Im so sorry.  Not the news i

    Im so sorry.  Not the news i wanted to hear but i hope you can find peace as you wait for your pet scan.  Hope it turns out to be nothing

    Thanks, Janae! I'm working on

    Thanks, Janae! I'm working on it. Like everyone says, the waiting is really the worst part of this whole process.

  • Kvdyson
    Kvdyson Member Posts: 790 Member
    #27
    derMaus said:

    Kim, I always love seeing

    Kim, I always love seeing your picture and your posts although this one, not so much. But as a friend once told me, everyone with cancer focuses on being *cured*, i.e. surgery, treatment, etc., then getting back to your 'normal' life. She said that for her, cancer is more of a process; she focused on the long term and expected bumps along the way. I don't know if this is of any help or not but, as the others have noted 4 mm is a very small bump along your way. Be well, my online friend. B

    Thank you, derMaus. It does

    Thank you, derMaus. It does help. It's easy for me to get ahead of myself and to think that it was all over once I got that first NED when that was really just one sign post on a long journey. I think that when my gyn-onc told me that my frontline would either work 100 percent or zero percent on this aggressive disease that I just figured it had worked 100 percent. Truth be told, the jury is still out on this one. :)

  • Kvdyson
    Kvdyson Member Posts: 790 Member
    #28
    Dsr said:

    Sorry to hear this.  Keeping

    Sorry to hear this.  Keeping you in my prayers.

    Thank you, Dsr. I appreciate

    Thank you, Dsr. I appreciate it!

  • Kvdyson
    Kvdyson Member Posts: 790 Member
    #29
    MAbound said:

    Ahh ladies

    This is so hard to hear: nodule, mass, 1st or subsequent recurrences....it's all not what any of us want to hear. Why is it all so stubborn to make go away? Not fair! Not fair! Not fair!

    I agree, MAbound. Not fair at

    I agree, MAbound. Not fair at all but if this ends up being something serious I will not give up and will fight this bugger to the very end!

  • Kaleena
    Kaleena Member Posts: 2,088 Member
    edited December 2016 #30
    Thinking of you

    Kim and Old Beauty, I am thinking of you.  So sorry you both have to go through this.  But as Editgirl indicated 4 mm is very tiny.   For reference, I have a soft tissue mass which is PET low-level positive that is 5.4 cm. x 2.2 cm.   I get PET scans frequently to keep tabs on it.

    In measureable terms,  5.4 cm is equal to 2.1 inches.      4 mm is equal to 0.15748 inches.

    Keeping all of you in my prayers.

    Kathy

     

  • Kvdyson
    Kvdyson Member Posts: 790 Member
    edited December 2016 #31
    Correction on size - cm not mm

    I was finally able to access the radiology report online today and here is what it says under the chest section: "In the anterior mediastinum in the region of the thymus, there is new soft tissue present measuring 3.8 x 2.3 x 4.1 cm. Lymph node enlargement is suspected."

    I guess my chemo brain made me hear millimeter instead of centimeter when speaking with the doctor's office last week. Oh well, this really doesn't change anything. I just wanted to correct the record. Thanks again to everyone for your support!

  • Mmpeterson
    Mmpeterson Member Posts: 124
    edited December 2016 #32
    Hang in there Kim!!!  Staying

    Hang in there Kim!!!  Staying positive does make a huge difference.  Keeping u in my prayers that all will be ok. Many warm hugs to u!   Maryanne

  • cindy0519
    cindy0519 Member Posts: 173
    #33
    So sorry to hear this Kim! 

    So sorry to hear this Kim!  Thinking of you and sending prayers for a much better understanding of what is going on with the PET scan tomorrow. 

  • Editgrl
    Editgrl Member Posts: 903 Member
    #34
    PET scan is much easier.

    PET scan is much easier.  What other tests do we have where you basically get to be a slug the day before and then spend an hour in a darkened room, resting, before they do the scan?  Small blessings, but nonetheless...

    I, too, hope the scan gives you a better idea of what you're dealing with.  I'll be thinking of you tomorrow.

  • Nellasing
    Nellasing Member Posts: 528 Member
    #35
    Kim thinking of you tonight

    Hope you are resting and that tomorrow you have peace during the PET scan- it was easy for me too and I was so glad they had approved it so we could KNOW what was going on in there- amazing they have that technology!  Prayers for you tonight and tomorrow  (((HUGS)))

  • Kvdyson
    Kvdyson Member Posts: 790 Member
    #36
    Thank you, all! The PET scan

    Thank you, all! The PET scan went fine today and I'm already back to work trying to keep my mind occupied so that I don't obsess over getting the results. I'll post an update once I know something.

  • TeddyandBears_Mom
    TeddyandBears_Mom Member Posts: 1,814 Member
    edited December 2016 #37
    Kim, Thanks for posting. I

    Kim, Thanks for posting. I was thinking about you earlier today! Looking forward to hearing your results and hoping that it will be the best of news.

    Love and Hugs,

    Cindi

  • namedropper
    namedropper Member Posts: 102 Member
    #38
    KIm, Not the news I was

    KIm, Not the news I was expecting to hear from you. This MMMT cancer sucks but we are both strong and will get through what ever they throw at us.  I am sending HUGS and prayers.

  • henhill
    henhill Member Posts: 123
    edited December 2016 #39
    Sorry to hear

    I am sorry to hear about your results.  I know you will chase the devil here!  My best hopes are with you on that one

     

  • Kvdyson
    Kvdyson Member Posts: 790 Member
    edited December 2016 #40
    Looks like I dodged a bullet!

    I heard from the gyn-onc's office today about the results of the PET scan and signs point to it being a benign "thymic rebound" although malignancy cannot be completely excluded since there was some metabolic activity noted. I may still need a biopsy to confirm that it is benign and will find out for sure on Thursday at my next appointment.

    From my research, it appears that thymic rebound is usually seen in children who have gone through chemo or some other extreme stress inducing trauma but it is not unheard of in adults who have gone through strong chemo, too. It tends to resolve itself within a few years without intervention.

    So, I will be celebrating this good news all weekend long and hope that you all do, too! Keep the hope and don't ever, ever give up!! 

  • cindy0519
    cindy0519 Member Posts: 173
    #41
    Woo hoo!!!

    Excellent news Kim! A biospy might also help with peace of mind but these results sound very, very promising! Great Christmas present ;)

     

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