PET Scan Follow Up after Stage One

EmmaW

Hi-

I am 46, three years post-mastectomy and Stage 1 ILC. I was on Tamoxifan for 8 months and had terrible side effects. Since it was Stage 1, I went off the Tamoxifan figuring that my chances of recurrence was low.

I recently lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time (primarily because I was nauseous every time I ate and so I had very little appetite). While I was happy to lose weight, my oncologist was concerned and ran a PET scan and it came back with uptake in my stomach and rectum. I am having a colonoscopy and endoscopy to investigate it further.

My question is this: I keep thinking that since I was Stage I, the odds of this being anything cancer related are slim. Is that accurate or am I in denial? Can you go from Stage I to Stage IV after having a mastectomy? And would it show up in the stomach?

Also, can PET scans light up in some areas just randomly? Like, could this just be a whole lotta nothing and I'm worried for no reason?

Any info anyone can give would be appreciated. I'm scheduled for the colonoscopy and endoscopy on Monday.

Thanks-

Emma

PauletteK

I'm not sure your questions, but it is good to have colonoscopy to check thing out. PET supposed to pick up any nodules in your body.