barbvh Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 CT and PET scans from Jan. 16 show a nodule near my surgical site has grown significantly and changed in shape since last October. I am being scheduled for a needle biopsy, hopefully next week. My onc says hopefully it is inflammation, but with the size and shape changes the Tumor Board thought a biopsy should be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry's Wife Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Barb, praying for nothing more than inflammation. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrahDawg Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Best of luck and prayers for just inflammation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calintay Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Barb - I will be adding my prayers for you too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsC1210 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Barb Sending lots of thoughts and prayers for inflammation!!!! Will be thinking of you Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Barb, Sending you good vibes and prayers. Wendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patti B Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Barb- Lots of prayers going your way. Hopefully it is just inflammation. Hugs - Patti B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovesLife Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Barb - sending many prayers and positive thoughts that it is just inflammation. I hope you don't have to wait too long for that biopsy - we all know how nerve wracking waiting can be. Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbvh Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 FYI - MY BIOPSY FROM LAST WEEK SHOWED NO RECURRENCE OF MALIGNANCY. YEAH!! IT DID SHOW LYMPHOHISTIOCYTIC AGGREGATES AND MULTINUCLEATED GIANT CELLS, CONSISTENT WITH NON-NECROTIZING GRANULOMATA. I WILL BE SEEING MY PULMONOLOGIST ON THURSDAY. THIS IS WHAT THE BIOPSY LAST YEAR SAID AS WELL AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST INFLAMMATION. THANKS FOR ALL YOU SUPPORT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patti B Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 You Rock, Barb. So happy to hear this good news!!!!! Keep up the cancer butt-kicking!!!! Hugs - Patti B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlemike Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Wonderful News! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Yipee Skipee! Glad to hear the verdict of inflammation once again! Positive thoughts your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovesLife Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Barb - what a huge relief to get back another negative report! Unfortunate that you had to wait a week to hear the good news - but so happy that the news was good! Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyman35 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Sounds like good news to me Barb!! Denise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbvh Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 Thanks everyone for all your prayers and in sharing in my joy and relief. I posted on ONC Talk about my results. This is what Dr. Pernell from there said: "Granulomas are the body's response to foreign material that it cannot remove entirely, so instead it walls it off in little nodules which can wax and wane in size. In your case, you have sutures (stitches or staples) where your surgery was performed, so perhaps your body is reacting to those." I'll ask my pulmonary doc on Thursday about this. If I had heard something like this was a possibility, it would have decreased my stress level a lot. Have a GREAT DAY! BarbVH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaminkw Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Barb, congratulations on the good news. And thanks for adding to the store of information that others can benefit from. Judy in Key West Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraL Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 That is wonderful news Barb and am sure you are greatly relieved. Continued best wishes Sandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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