Again? Really? Lung looks bad again, says CT scan

sandy, sorry to hear this.

I, too, am having something watched, discovered accidentally during CT scan.  I thought I was "done with this".

Here is a link to some other lung stories...gives hope.  I think your first go around gives hope too.  I wish you the best.  http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/142/topic/810373?page=2#idx_38

Pat

sandy, I am a 3 month follow up.  Last scan November, next in 2 weeks, February.

In the interim I changed oncs and begged the new one for a PET scan...as my imagination was overtaking me and I had rib pain not going away.  Anyhow, she agrees to PET, I start exercising instead of sitting like a lump in my chair and the rib pain went away.  I think it was muscular from sitting so much! Lol. PET showed nothing , but onc said my spot from CT is SO SMALL that PET probably could not pick  it up.  the PET was done early Jan. i have my next CT scheduled for early Feb. it will be "low dose" whatever that means...I guess less exposure to radiation.

Pat

SandyInNj,

I'm exactly the same way you are for the same reason. I, too, was blindsided by my original diagnosis and I vowed never again to be blindsided.

To cope with that, I think several steps ahead and plan for the worst outcome. I know a lot of people say "think positively". Well, I wish I could but I just can't. I let my positive thinking friends do it for me.

I, too, am in waiting mode now. I had a mammo on 1/16, was originally told by my BS that it looked good but when the radiologist read it, he asked for magnification shots because he saw new calcifications. I went for the mag shots yesterday and, again, the BS (who runs the breast care place where I get mammos) said it looked good but that it's up to the radiologist whether to proceed further (read "take a biopsy"). What annoys me is that I am within weeks of being 5 years since diagnosis. I know that means nothing but I'm still annoyed.

Pattysmiles,

My BS runs a breast care place that handles all things breast related (mammos, ultrasound, biopsies). Having said that, he is a surgeon, not a radiologist. In the past, however, he has been spot on in saying everything was good before the films even left his office (to go to the radiologist who is in another location). I always wondered if he would ever miss something until now that he did. 

Still in waiting mode. Grrrr

Just received "the call" and follow-up fax of radiologist's report: 

"Dystrophic calcifications related to surgery and radiation therapy" 

"No malignant-type calcifications are seen".

As a precaution, instead of waiting a year for the next mammo (I am 5 years post-diagnosis. This is the point where they go to annual mammos instead of 6 month mammos), the BS wants one in six months. No problem!

awesome! Cw!