Hi everyone.

Three concerns today.

My FIL completed his IMRT and Erbitux almost one year ago today and gets a full body PET scan every three months.

Please Bear in mind that he is in India and there is little to no multi-disciplinary care for him, and I am supplementing that by covering the basics and this site and your help are indispensible to us.


The PET scan report states

"both lobes of thyroid gland (SUV max 6.0) Suggested USG/FNAC correlation

No other FDG avid lesion detected in the scanned region of the body"

Now, clearly something appears wrong with his thyroid that is said to not appear cancerous, and he is getting an ultrasound done this week,

1. Does it mean he might have nodules on his glands? I was reading another poster's mentioning of this issue. Is it best for him to see an endocronoligst?

2. Also, he has frequent urination, in part we believe due to his amount of water consumption due to dry mouth, but he was concerned enough about it that he is also having a prostate exam and ultrasound of that area also. Any other ideas?

The good news is that no disease recurrence is indicated by clinical exam and pet scan.


3. Finally, is there any general article or documentation explaining what sid effects to look out for post TX and what kind of tests he should be getting at this point?


Thanks for any input.