PET scans don't actually tell you everything

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#1098576 added October 3, 2025 at 9:02pm
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PET scans don't actually tell you everything

So...it turns out that a PET scan doesn't really tell you everything you want to know. But it did have some good news. I don't have any new skin cancer and I still don't have cancer in any of my lymph nodes. That's excellent news.

The lump in my lung was the size of a small pea 3 years ago. Today, it's the size of a small lima bean. Or a large black-eyed-pea. But that's all we know. It could be cancerous or not.

So here comes the next problem. If the lump was near the surface, they could do a biopsy like they did with my breast cancer, with local numbing.

But, nope. This lump is smack dab in the middle of my right lung. So they will have to knock me out and put a scope down my throatand into my lung.

Regular anesthesia is what we have avoided with my breast cancer treatment...because my doctors know that I have a difficult time waking up from anesthesia. Plus the older I get, the more dangerous it is to be knocked out.

Please pray for discernment and wisdom as my family and I figure out what comes next and how soon. The pulmonary doc was honest and answered all of my questions. It is possible that I could have a horrible time with the anaesthesia, even dying on the operating table, only to have the doctors learn that the lump was not cancerous at all.

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