Cin Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I just had my 1.5 year CT scan and my lungs are clear (yeah!) but it shows a spot on my spleen. My doc looked at last scan and it was there there but very faint compared to yesterday. I will go for an MRI in 10 days, but I'm wondering if anyone has had this? Thank you, I'm so grateful for this site, I feel less alone. Justin1970, LouT, Izzy and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Galli Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Cin, Oh my. I can’t recall anyone reporting lung cancer mets to the spleen. I’m sure it happens but in all my years hanging around this forum, I’ve not seen it mentioned. Hopefully, your spleen spots are like my phantom nodules. Here one scan, goner the next. Great result for your lungs. That is worthy of celebration. Stay the course. Tom Justin1970, Cin and LouT 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judy M2 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 @Cin, when I had my first CT scan 3 years ago, it showed a spot on my liver. I was surprised that none of my doctors was concerned about it, but it's been long gone. Hope yours disappears too. Congratulations on the clean lung scan! Justin1970, Cin and LouT 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pstar Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Congrats on your lung scan and hopefully the spleen spot is nothing to be concerned about. Izzy, LouT, Justin1970 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cin Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 Thank you for the good wishes! I should know by now that worrying doesn't help, but ... Well you know! Tom Galli, Izzy, Justin1970 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen_L Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 @Cin We each go to our unique dark corner whenever there's something different. I'm great until after the dust settles, then I crawl under the bed for a while before I can function again. I have a fatty cyst on my liver that the scan-readers remark on, but no one cares, so I don't either. Even a few nodules that appeared didn't get any of us too excited-- they were just too teeny. And, in fact, they disappeared. I hope you can take deep breaths and walk through this with a bit of confidence. You can do it! Izzy, Justin1970, Judy M2 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cin Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 Thank you Karen. MRI with contrast on Friday, then my surgeon on Monday. Justin1970, Karen_L, Tom Galli and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cin Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 Well I met with my surgeon and he said it's not cancer and we'll keep an eye on it. Then he added casually, if things change we'll just take out your spleen! Don't get me wrong, he's a great thoracic surgeon, Dana Farber, and I wouldn't want anyone els ... But his lack of bedside manner sometimes makes me laugh. You all understand these post-test results can be such a relif.... Judy M2, LouT and Tom Galli 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouT Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Cin, Glad to hear your news. Now relax and enjoy the day. You deserved the good news. Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen_L Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 I feel relief for you! Glad for the good news. LouT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sallysh Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 I too have a spot on my spleen. It as remarked on many scans ago. A tiny cyst. Unfortunately it keeps growing and during my last pet scan, which showed great success in my lung - mostly gone and the remains very inactive , the spleen cyst showed mild suv. As noted by all of you doctors are skeptical it is from the lungs which responded well to treatment. Not a place lung cancer goes. But still scheduled for MRI this week. At best another delay in start to immunotherapy . By the way for those who were following my dilemma about having surgery following high doses of radiation and chemo., I chose not to have it with input from the surgeon. He actually agreed at the end. LouT and Tom Galli 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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