 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,260 Likes: 3 | Hi... I am going to agree with Brian... PET's really do just indicate metabolic activity. Cancer is highly metabolic (sugar pigs) but inflammation, infection, and healing areas are as well.
Ideally, you need to be scoped by your ENT.
If you are super worried (I know - hard not to be) Maybe push to have the appointment moved up to his first day back...? assuming you already haven't.
hugs... hoping it really is nothing.
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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