cihavi Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 At this site I mean. For the last nine months I have been doing a waiting game having had three ct's with no noticible change...up till the last one. I am going for a pet today. The thing I don't understand, I think the pulmonary docs assistant said the one nodule looked smaller than previously reported. So isn't that a good thing why do I have to have a pet??? Geez I am really sorry...My name is Janet I am a 52yo smoker(I could really kick myself) and I guess I am just a little scatterbrained due to all the confusing thoughts going through my head. As to "maybe shouldn't be here" I mean I have not been diagnosed with any kind of cancer but I know what a pet is for and I am very scared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karenl Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 Hi Janet This is a good place to be while you are waiting on results - we all know how scary it is! I hope your PET scan proves to be unremarkable, and that you can go on with your life and never have to think about cancer again!! If, on the other hand, things are not so great, then you have come to the right place. I know it is hard, but try not to worry too much until you know for sure whether there is something to be worried about. If it IS cancer, you'll have plenty of time to worry later on! I wish you well - do let us know how your results turn out. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindi o'h Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 I think this is a good place for you to be. One sister had indeterminate lung nodules that the doctor watched for some time. CT's every 3 months. Then he decided that he wanted to do a PET after an inconclusive bronchial washing. I am glad that he did. It helped to ease my sister's mind, and mine too, since lung ca runs so strongly in our generation. Wishing you a clear pet. Cindi o'h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna G Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 I posted this a while ago. Well yesterday I got to the meeting of twin cities thoracic Onocology Consortium. Very Interesting day. Since I was told I had 2 nodules this spring that part would be of interest to me! Dr Swenson of Mayo spoke re low dose Spiral CT for early diagnosis as a screening tool. In 1998 they had 4520 volunteers , 50 and older + smokers. In 5 yrs they found 68 with Stage I cancer. They found 3356 Nodules, or 74% of the patients had nodules! Of these nodules 98% were benign. He said there are 50,000 people in the national screening study. So far no one yet recommends screening. It could lead to a 10 % mortality reduction, but it is too costly to follow up on all those benign or slow growing ( as BAC) tumors. 10 % reduction is saving 16,000 people!. He said the ideal would be to come up with a serum test for lung cancer. - Boy that would be nice. _________________I think to save a life follow up on nodules in well worth it. Glad to see your doctor thinks so also. Welcome. Have they thought of doing a CT guided needle biopsy? Donna G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cihavi Posted November 5, 2004 Author Share Posted November 5, 2004 Thankyou guys. I feel a little more at ease now. It probably is going to turn out to be nothing. But truly thankyou for not making me think I'm crazy. After reading about your experiences, my thoughts and prayers are with you all. I guess I will post the out come on the good news section next Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeTaa Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 I sure hope you find that you don't really have a reason to be here, but I'll welcome you nonetheless. Good luck with that PET scan. Praying for us all, TeeTaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Lamb Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 This is a great place for you to be.Lots of people who have been there and done it.Prayers that everything is fine coming your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhutch1366 Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 Good luck on your PET scan. May you have nothing to worry about. XOXOXOX MaryAnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdaru Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 Good luck with your PET, hope nothing lights up. We went down this road a month ago, when my Dad was diagnosed. It really helps to take things one day at a time, and deal with problems only as they arise. Katie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nushka Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 You have come to the right place to wait. We have all been there, done that. However, that being said, I hope your PET shows nothing to worry about and that you can go about your life without this hanging over your head. I will look forward to Clear Scan post from you next Wednesday. Nina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Wood Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 I agree with the others -- stay with us. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa O Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 Welcome for now.... I hope you don't belong here later.... but it's a great place to be when you need comfort and friends. It sounds like the perfect place for you to be at this moment. Perhaps in the future you will feel that this is an inappropriate forum for you. I certainly hope so. For now, let us wait with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinaresholz Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 To be scared is very understandable and we all have been there. Praying that everything will turn out to be okay. Best wishes! Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C. Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Good luck with your Pet scan and please, give us news. Good vibes going your way. J.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay A. Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Janet, Best wishes on your upcoming PET scan. Hoping it turns out to be nothing serious. But regardless of your outcome I hope you will remain with us. I think that ANYONE and EVERYONE who goes through what you are going through right now is "one of us". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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