#27091 01-17-2005 04:10 PM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) |  Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Try a radiologist! They make the big bucks doing the reading because it is so highly specialized. I have worked in the radiological field for over 30 years and I still can't read them.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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#27092 01-17-2005 06:47 PM | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 66 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | OP Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 66 | LOL The radiologist should have the results in 48 hours according to the nurse, but since I have copies of the film I cant help but look and see if I can tell anything lol. So far I have found 50 different tumors lol j/k. | | |
#27093 01-20-2005 06:50 AM | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 56 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 56 | rdb7777: I haven't been on the site in a few days.....taking care of Dan. I don't see you on-line now, but I'm thinking about you and praying for you. Please post or email me when you can.
Dansgirl (Michelle)
Michelle
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#27094 01-20-2005 01:47 PM | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 66 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | OP Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 66 | I called the nurse today and she said that the CT looked ok and that I should come back in 3 weeks. So that was good news but of course since they couldn't get the contrast in me I'm wondering how good of an exam it was. lol
But anyway, good news so far. If I didnt seem to have a swollen lymph node, along with ear and throat discomfort I'd just forget about it. Anyone here have any good suggesions for me to do that would more than likely once and for all rule out cancer?
Thanks for your time and sorry if I turn out to have just been a stuoid worry wart.
.....no more smoking...... lol | | |
#27095 01-21-2005 01:43 AM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 482 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 482 | You can try a PET scan and/or an MRI. They are scans that are often used in conjunction with CT scans. I don't understand why they couldn't get the needle in. Generally, if one nurse can't accomplish the feat, then another will. You might also go to a different facility and try the CT scan with contrast again and mention the difficulty you had the first time.
Glad to hear the test showed no problem, though. That is a very good sign. Perhaps you've dodged the bullet this time. Stopping smoking is a good first step to try to ensure it doesn't come back to haunt you.
Regards, Kirk Georgia
Stage IV, T1N2aM0, right tonsil primary, Tonsilectomy 11/03, 35 rad/3cisplatin chemo, right neck dissection 1/04 - 5/04.
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#27096 01-24-2005 10:19 AM | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 66 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | OP Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 66 | I am curious if anybody might know, If I have an enlarged lymph node how could the ct come back ok?
Perhaps the node wasn't considered large enough or maybe its something else? Maybe they didn't see it due to lack of contrast? The nunrse did mark it however and the mark shows up on the ct scan. Just wondering and thanks again! | | |
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