Pet and/or CT at dx?

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Newbie21
Newbie21 Member Posts: 70
edited June 2014 in Canadians Affected by Breast Cancer
Pet and/or CT at dx?
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  • Newbie21
    Newbie21 Member Posts: 70
    edited June 2009

    Hi,

    Was wondering if any of you got aPEt/Ct  scan done when you were dxed?

    Thanks

    G

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  • dreamwriter
    dreamwriter Member Posts: 3,255
    edited June 2009

    No I didnt.  I had first ct after surgery cause of breathing problems and they thought I had a clot. I think that every woman with bc should get a ct scan.  Saves problems later on if there is spread.

    So if they dont offer one, it is good news.  They dont think anything is wonky.

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  • hrf
    hrf Member Posts: 3,225
    edited June 2009

    When my biopsy came back positive, I had chest xray, mri and CT to help with the staging. Fortunately everything came back clear. But I did have lymph node involvement which is why they did the CT.

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited June 2009

    I had an MRI only before surgery but asked for a CT scan (and bone scan) a couple months ago. We don't get PET scans in Canada here, do you?

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  • Ihavehope
    Ihavehope Member Posts: 78
    edited August 2009

    I was given a CT scan after my biopsy and an xray of my leg as the xray showed bone metasteses.  PET scans cannot be performed on everyone and the PETs ability to do a better job than the CT is still under study by the healthcare community in Canada.  Anyone with a pacemaker or a metallic ink in a tattoo or any kind of metal in their body, CANNOT have a PET scan.  I was also given a bone scan the day after my CT scan and I get CT and bone scans twice a year for monitoring purposes. 

     I hope everyone is healing.

    Edited to correct typographical errors.

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  • Beverly11
    Beverly11 Member Posts: 443
    edited November 2009

    I had a CT, and bone scan after I was dx as they knew that the cancer had spread to the lymph nodes at that point.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited January 2010

    Yes, a CT and MRI after the biopsy.

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  • Luah
    Luah Member Posts: 1,541
    edited January 2010

    Standard with my breast surgeon was abdominal ultrasound, chest Xray and bone scan.  No CT unless suspicious findings. I am just as glad given the radiation exposure in a CT (equivalent to something like 77 mammograms or over 200 chest xrays).  I did have a breast MRI too, mainly for surgical planning as I was multi-focal.

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