PET scan today and worried!

alcb70

 I posted this under IDC also, but just realized more people may see it here....

I had a PET scan done today. I looked at the scan with the tech and she pointed out that I had a spot that lit up. It looked like a supraclavicular node, and it was on my left side (my cancer was on the right). She said it wasn't very bright, and may not even be considered "positive", but the radiologist would at the very least want to watch it (maybe biopsy it if it was still there in 3-6 months). My last chemo was in March of this year. I had 2 doses of adriamycin and cytoxan after (at the time of my mastectomy) they found my tumor was "minimally responsive" to the 3 months of chemo I'd had. (I've always worried that since I was minimally responsive-the cancer had more time to circulate) I had surgery on Saturday for nipple reconstruction, and they used the skin under my arms for the skin grafting.  I am REALLY hoping that the node lit up because it was just reacting to surgery....but it was just that one node and I've been on antibiotics the whole time.

Has anyone had anything similar? Hoping to hear from oncology early next week...but of course we all panic waiting!!  Anyone have positive supraclavicular node at all?

Thanks!

bak94

I am surprised the tech even said anything. It is so hard not to worry, but remember the tech is not a doctor and it could be nothing at all. I am sorry you have to wait for the results. I didn't have a positive supraclavicular node, but I did have im/medistinal nodes positive.