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#40040 05-26-2006 12:09 PM | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 9 Member | OP  Member
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 9 | My Mom just received the results of her 6 week post treatment pet scan. The DR's said that there was no sign of cancer but several areas of her mouth lit up but that it was possibly due to inflamation from the radiation.
They have recommended another pet scan in 3 months.
Does this sound correct?
Thanks,
MK May
Mom has had 34 radiation treatments and 7 cisplatins. Tumor removed from left mandible area in December. | | |
#40041 05-26-2006 01:12 PM | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 251 Gold Member (200+ posts) | | Gold Member (200+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 251 | Yes, this does sound correct. I'm a little surprised they would do a PET scan so close to treatment. Even with a CT scan...my husband's doctors said they wouldn't do one for 3 months post treatment because of the radiation damage fogging the results.
Glad to hear, though, that they found no signs of cancer. That's very good news.
Anita
Husband Dx 12/02 Stage 4 Tonsil Cancer T1N2bM0; surgery, radiation, chemo 1/03 - 4/03.
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