false pet scan result

steinback146

false pet scan result

steinback146

My sister finally got some good news today! After being diagnosed incorrectly with HER2 breast cancer only to find out it was in reality trip negative breast cancer my sister had a PET scan which showed 2 spots in her lung. When she went in for the biopsy (she already had a double mastectomy ) the CAT scan showed nothing there. It was probably pneumonia. So this means she won't need radiation and can go back to her original plan of ACT chemo every 3 weeks instead of 2. I wish you all could know Sally she is awesome! The other 2 awesome women I grew up with have already beat estrogen and progesterone dependent cancers. 2 down 1 to go. My love to you all!

Kicks

PET scans show areas of 'inflammation' or other reasons can cause and area to 'light up' - even non-cancerous areas. They need to be checked out to find out but not all areas that 'light up' on a PET are a problem. An area along my lower right jaw 'lit up' big time on my PET so had a biopsy of the area later that day - had the path. report the next morning - nothing there. That was 6 yrs ago and I'm still NED.

steinback146

Thanks kick. I thought the PET scan showed areas of extensive glucose but what do I know. I am happy to see you are 6 years past your diagnosis. I appreciate this site so much and I wish you well.