Hi all,

I'm not sure what to do...

My pet scan has lit up on my tongue and a little on the remaining nodes on the right. The tongue I have no doubts about: I can see it in the mirror, it is a bit painful occasionally, so I'm fairly convinced that there is something there. The neck, on the other hand, I am feeling decidedly unsure about.

My past rads have left me with a crap immune system, and that coupled with the fact that we have a toddler who goes to day care a couple of times a week means I am almost constantly fighting off some sort of URTI (it feels like almost constantly, anyway).

My questions are: does anyone know whether infected nodes will light up a PET, and should I push for a needle biopsy of the nodes before signing up for the neck dissection.

My surgery is scheduled for July 24, just over two weeks away, so there should be time to look into it further.

Cheers
Julien