SSF Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Hi, We went to the oncologist today and the Dr. came in and said he had good news! The Pet scan showed more shrinkage in the main tumor - and the one lymph node that had lit up before was gone!!! I asked about the SUV (is that right?) level, because I had seen a lot of people talking about it on this site, and he said it went down from 5.5 to 4.8. Can someone explain that to me? Anyway, thank you all for being here, and your good thoughts and prayers. We know we haven't won the war, but we're going to celebrate the winning of one small battle tonight!!!!!!!!! Sandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muriel Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 SUV stands for Standardized Uptake Value. Standardizing this information allows comparisons over time. It takes into account the person's weight, sugar level at the time of testing, and the amount of radioactive material used. How does it do this? I HAVE NO IDEA! Muriel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Wood Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Whoo Hoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolhg Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Fantastic! That is good news. I read where someone said that it is the good news that keeps us going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEA Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Yippee! Prayers for continued good news. Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 What great news!!!!!! Celebrate away, Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryanne Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Sandra... great news... keep it comming! Maryanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauner95 Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchurchi Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 This is wonderful news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma's kid Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 Celebrating with you, Sandra! Love, Libby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marym Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Sandra, Great news! Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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