Hi all,

Anybody know whether a patient should stop taking Salagen before a PET scan? My husband is due for PET next Tuesday and I can't get any of his providers on the phone right now to ask this question. Seems that since pilocarpine "stimulates" the salivary glands, it might not be a good thing to take before the scan. Any thoughts out there? Thanks!


CG to spouse, tonsillar SCC, T2N0M0, tonsillectomy 9/06, 35 rad tx finished 12/06, no chemo. Positive PET 3/07 in tonsillar fossa (residual tumor), surgery 4/2/07 composite resection tonsillar fossa and BOT w/forearm graft and right ND.