 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | I know in my case that what one imagery system missed (CT with no PET) another caught (MRI), so I would personally feel OK if I had a battery of them.
However, you have symptoms of something that's affecting the quality of your life, so there's some personal urgency to get it diagnosed and treated so you can get on with the rest of it.
Don't overlook how successful it can be just to have an experienced set of hands feeling around there -- My most recent tumor was quite both visible and palpable once we started looking for it without relying on the CT.
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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