mandosquiddy wrote:I have had a recurrence post surgery on the rectal portion of my colon. The report from the scan was worded similar to your husband's but it went on the elaborate about what appeared to be a mass of a certain size and it's specific location. I think like others have said they are just noting that his colon is not standard anatomy due to surgery. If there is no talk of masses or tumors then he is likely okay but certainly discuss concerns with the doc. I've had many a similar worries over the past two years and usually find an email to my oncologist can clear things up quickly.
Nohogirl wrote:mandosquiddy wrote:I have had a recurrence post surgery on the rectal portion of my colon. The report from the scan was worded similar to your husband's but it went on the elaborate about what appeared to be a mass of a certain size and it's specific location. I think like others have said they are just noting that his colon is not standard anatomy due to surgery. If there is no talk of masses or tumors then he is likely okay but certainly discuss concerns with the doc. I've had many a similar worries over the past two years and usually find an email to my oncologist can clear things up quickly.
Mandosquiddy, did it say anything about suggestive to reoccurrence on your report? I just can't understand what " without definite evidence of reoccurrence " means, how to interpret that terminology. Which one the two. Is it 1. there is evidence of reoccurrence, but not definite or 2. definitly not evidence of reoccurrence.
DarknessEmbraced wrote:I would ask your husband's doctor for clarification. Good luck.*hugs*
mandosquiddy wrote:Nohogirl wrote:mandosquiddy wrote:I have had a recurrence post surgery on the rectal portion of my colon. The report from the scan was worded similar to your husband's but it went on the elaborate about what appeared to be a mass of a certain size and it's specific location. I think like others have said they are just noting that his colon is not standard anatomy due to surgery. If there is no talk of masses or tumors then he is likely okay but certainly discuss concerns with the doc. I've had many a similar worries over the past two years and usually find an email to my oncologist can clear things up quickly.
Mandosquiddy, did it say anything about suggestive to reoccurrence on your report? I just can't understand what " without definite evidence of reoccurrence " means, how to interpret that terminology. Which one the two. Is it 1. there is evidence of reoccurrence, but not definite or 2. definitly not evidence of reoccurrence.
I just looked at the report from my last scan. It did say 'No definitive metastatic disease in the chest." I just take this to mean there is no visible disease in the chest. I think they are definatly not saying #1 and sort of saying #2. Basically they can't say there is for certain no disease because that's impossible to tell from a scan but they can say there is no visible disease. This is still a very positive thing.
Again, I would encourage you to contact the doctor for further clarification if you still need to put your mind to rest.
Ehut wrote:I had a note about "post surgical changes" in a CT scan about year after surgery. My surgeon ordered a PET scan and fortunately it turned out to be non-malignant. I would definitely ask your doctor whether it merits further investigation.
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