Postby CLD » Fri Jul 20, 2018 2:41 pm
We arrived bright and early for DH biopsy at our local hospital. The Interventional Radiologist stated that he did not feel the bones were cancer at all. He said what they were but I forget the word. So that was a relief. He was still going to biopsy T11, but after an hour, the nurse came out and told me he biopsied the lymph nodes instead. These are the same nodes the office nurse I had been dealing with told me no Dr she could think of would *touch these* (even at nearby UPMC Hillman Center)as they were too close to aorta. And he did it without major surgery or even breaking a sweat. He said his PET scan looked good and if he had no prior cancer history, there would be no cause for concern. So I'm both happy and terrified that they were able to biopsy the node (which was 8mm, btw). The node would be the game changer and now we will get a real, definitive answer. So, another week of being on pins and needles, and praying for a cancer free outcome. Also, as a note for current and future readers of this post, as proof that things can light up on PET that are not cancer.
Wife to DH/ Father of 6 (age 42 at dx) diagnosed Jan 2015 stage IIIC
Tumor deposit in mesentery 13/24 lymph nodes +
CEA at dx: 5
MSS
Low Grade/Mod. Diff.
FOLFOX 6 months
N.E.D until June 2018
PET Scan 6/18
Biopsy confirms cancer in 3 Paraaortic lymph nodes
Folfiri + Avastin (6tx) and Xeloda during radiation
Cancer all over both lungs dx Jan 2019
FOLFIRI +AVASTIN presently