hiker wrote:Hey Educator,
When was the MRI done that showed 12-15 mets? If you're husband is currently on chemo and it's been some time sine the MRI was done, then the other 10-13 mets could have been wiped out by the chemo.
Can you provide a little more info?
hiker
hiker wrote:I'm not 100% sure what's going on, but if something is showing up on the MRI but not lighting up on the PET it could mean that they were never mets to begin with or they were mets and the chemo wiped them out. They could just be dead tumors.
Where is your husband being treated? I'm gonna jump out on a limb here and assume you're not from the US.
hiker
hiker wrote:I'm not 100% sure what's going on, but if something is showing up on the MRI but not lighting up on the PET it could mean that they were never mets to begin with or they were mets and the chemo wiped them out. They could just be dead tumors.
Where is your husband being treated? I'm gonna jump out on a limb here and assume you're not from the US.
hiker
justin case wrote:hiker wrote:I'm not 100% sure what's going on, but if something is showing up on the MRI but not lighting up on the PET it could mean that they were never mets to begin with or they were mets and the chemo wiped them out. They could just be dead tumors.
Where is your husband being treated? I'm gonna jump out on a limb here and assume you're not from the US.
hiker
I have an annomally in my lungs that has been there for the total of 8 years. The CT always picksit up but the PET shows no uptake . As far as I'm concerned thats NED .
Educator wrote:We think yes liver has some mets but dont know how much so we are confused. His onc dont decide surgery . They care MR ! And firs pet has 1 met now 2 met. We are waiting new MR . Ee are izmir in turkey. Im research assistant in unıversty. My husbands treatment in unıversty hospital.
Now ı ask one question his pain in right abdomen is normal ??? Because final pet comment a imflamition or mets in right abdomen suv(3;4) . we didnt see doc yet but ı hope it is normal. Cause not certain
hiker wrote:Educator wrote:We think yes liver has some mets but dont know how much so we are confused. His onc dont decide surgery . They care MR ! And firs pet has 1 met now 2 met. We are waiting new MR . Ee are izmir in turkey. Im research assistant in unıversty. My husbands treatment in unıversty hospital.
Now ı ask one question his pain in right abdomen is normal ??? Because final pet comment a imflamition or mets in right abdomen suv(3;4) . we didnt see doc yet but ı hope it is normal. Cause not certain
I believe you state that his oncologist doesn't recommend surgery at this point. Has he been seen by an actual liver surgeon? An oncologist should never make surgery decisions and likewise a surgeon should never provide chemo recommendations.
Sorry I can't provide any input on the abdominal pain. When I had liver mets, I had no pain whatsoever. I would imagine that some type of inflammation would be painful.
hiker
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