Lung mets?

I was dx'd with IDC October 27, 2015. I had scans before my treatments started in January 2016. My original CT scan stated "9 mm nodule at the left lung apex need follow up as metastasis cannot be fully excluded." I had a follow up scan after all my treatments were completed (AC + T, and rads) October 12. The results read "increased size of the left upper subpleural nodule, which also appears more irregular than before. Short-term radiological follow up recommended.) I had a PET scan yesterday, and I should have the results next week.

My question to all of you is: can this be lung mets? What are the chances that it is benign or something insignificant? Has anyone had similar findings and it turned out to be nothing serious? As you can all imagine, I am a basket case.

Seeing you were node negative and chemo did not decrease the size, it is likely that it is not a metastases. It is not unusual to have b9 growths and the PET scan will determine if it is metabolically active or b9.

My PET scan had the phrase metastasis cannot be entirely excluded. I think they are covering their butts. I did have a cold (didn't know I wasn't supposed to do a pet scan with a cold) and it identified an inflamed node and sinus mucosal thickening, which has, so far, not turned into anything.

Have you had any allergies, cold, or anything sickness related going on? How much of an increase in size? It can also be related to rads

Hugs, I hate that you are worrying.

sorry you are worrying. I don't know the answer to the rads question.

Keeping fingers crossed for you

Hey Citrine I'll join you over on this thread so I can hold your hand as you go through this. My CT said new 1.3 mm node could be benign or malignant! How evasive is that?? So I get what you're going through and I know how you feel right now. Hugs sweetie. You are not alone.

I have to get my pacemaker switched out to an MRI compliant one. That could take months and by that time I'll be doing my next CT in February!! I have brain problems right now that they are more concerned with which is why I need the pacemaker switched. A PET would show too much activity in my brain to be affective. And the lung node we know is new and growing fast. Last CT was February and it wasn't there.

I think it's a good report! They always cover their butts by saying "may or may not". The fact that the node is not active is a very good thing!!! That means no vascular activity which would be blood flow.

I think they are saying to keep following up with CT, MRI or X-ray. The FDG reference seems to be the reaction (or not) that is referenced on the PET result.

All in all, I'd love to have the same report!! Way to go, sweetie!

So now they'll just keep an eye on it for you, right? I bet you can take a really deep breath now, eh?

Well, as you know, I'm still waiting to find out when I can get my pacemaker switched out so I can get an MRI. I'll keep y'all posted.

yep, they always will say they can't rule out metastatic disease in s cancer patient because the only way to rule it out completely is biopsy.

Barbe. Keep us posted