Re: The Waiting Game is Over Again~Update on Bert

[Guest guest]

Great news like yours brightens my day. I know the agonies you

suffered waiting for the results, so it is a big relief to hear

positive results.

Sharon

> Well folks, I've read and re-read both the Cat and Pet Scans that

> were done on Bert August 5 and I'm so extremely happy to say, and I

> quote here, the Pet " Impression: Negative whole body Pet

> scintigraphy for reccurent/metastatic disease. " Hip, Hip

Hurray!!!!

> Rah, Rah, sis boom bah!!!! Doing the happy dance. However, I will

> admit that if one really reads the CAT scan, there are so many

things

> that show up that could be worrisome that it's a good, good thing

> that PETs are done to rule them out.

>

> Bert's Cat scan shows several scattered calcified and non calcified

> pulmonary nodules which are small and stable from the previous exam

> (they have been that way ever since the first Pet/Cat scan) and

they

> are not " felt to represent metastatic disease " . Then it goes on to

> say that the liver is normal in size but that there is a small

> subcentimeter low density lesion in the right lateral lobe that is

> two small to characterize (has been there since his

> operation...surgeon said it was a cyst) but has gone

> unchanged...several spots of calcifications (kidney, gall bladder,

> etc.) but all normal. Finally, at the area where Bert had his

> surgery, there are two enlarged but stable lumph nodes (so they

must

> have been there before even though none of the previous scans

> mentioned them) measuring 1.5 cm " in the regionl of the anastomosis

> (huh?????) in the mesentery " and a PET was definitely recommended

to

> scan for metabolic activity of these nodes. Well, they

didn't " light

> up " on the PET, as a matter of fact, all findings on the CAT, while

> not bad as a whole, but again worrisome, didn't light up on the PET

> so my Bert remains No Evidence of Disease. Amen!!! I wonder if

they

> were to do a Cat Scan on me what they'd find. I didn't mean to go

on

> and one about Bert's findings but I can't get over how truly scary

> this continues to be.

>

> As far as the CEA goes, guess what, it's up again to 8.5. Onc

thinks

> it may be attributed to the chemo or to some excess fat being

> produced by the liver...remember, it was 9.0 in May, off chemo six

> weeks, down to 6.0, back on chemo, up to 6.5, then 7.5, and now

8.5.

> His last chemo treatment was three weeks ago. In short, when Bert

> went back on chemo, CEA rise again. Hasn't been off long enough to

> compare but we'll know more about that next time he gets his blood

> work, which will be in 6 weeks. Next scans are now going to be

done

> in three months. If in 6 weeks CEA stays up or rises, scans will

be

> done immediately.

>

> So there you have it. One heck of an update, huh! Probably more

> than you wanted to read but you guys know me by now....I'm just

long

> winded (sorry) and I'm very, very happy that a year after surgery,

> the love of my life remains No Evidence of Disease!!!!

>

> One more day of waiting and we'll know more about my mom too.

>

> Hugs to all,

> Monika

[Guest guest]

Monika,

Congratulations to both you and Bert! It's so great to hear good news

from this board. I have my surgery next tuesday and I hope to be

able to report good news as well.

Ron

> Well folks, I've read and re-read both the Cat and Pet Scans that

> were done on Bert August 5 and I'm so extremely happy to say, and I

> quote here, the Pet " Impression: Negative whole body Pet

> scintigraphy for reccurent/metastatic disease. " Hip, Hip

Hurray!!!!

> Rah, Rah, sis boom bah!!!! Doing the happy dance. However, I will

> admit that if one really reads the CAT scan, there are so many

things

> that show up that could be worrisome that it's a good, good thing

> that PETs are done to rule them out.

>

> Bert's Cat scan shows several scattered calcified and non calcified

> pulmonary nodules which are small and stable from the previous exam

> (they have been that way ever since the first Pet/Cat scan) and

they

> are not " felt to represent metastatic disease " . Then it goes on to

> say that the liver is normal in size but that there is a small

> subcentimeter low density lesion in the right lateral lobe that is

> two small to characterize (has been there since his

> operation...surgeon said it was a cyst) but has gone

> unchanged...several spots of calcifications (kidney, gall bladder,

> etc.) but all normal. Finally, at the area where Bert had his

> surgery, there are two enlarged but stable lumph nodes (so they

must

> have been there before even though none of the previous scans

> mentioned them) measuring 1.5 cm " in the regionl of the anastomosis

> (huh?????) in the mesentery " and a PET was definitely recommended

to

> scan for metabolic activity of these nodes. Well, they

didn't " light

> up " on the PET, as a matter of fact, all findings on the CAT, while

> not bad as a whole, but again worrisome, didn't light up on the PET

> so my Bert remains No Evidence of Disease. Amen!!! I wonder if

they

> were to do a Cat Scan on me what they'd find. I didn't mean to go

on

> and one about Bert's findings but I can't get over how truly scary

> this continues to be.

>

> As far as the CEA goes, guess what, it's up again to 8.5. Onc

thinks

> it may be attributed to the chemo or to some excess fat being

> produced by the liver...remember, it was 9.0 in May, off chemo six

> weeks, down to 6.0, back on chemo, up to 6.5, then 7.5, and now

8.5.

> His last chemo treatment was three weeks ago. In short, when Bert

> went back on chemo, CEA rise again. Hasn't been off long enough to

> compare but we'll know more about that next time he gets his blood

> work, which will be in 6 weeks. Next scans are now going to be

done

> in three months. If in 6 weeks CEA stays up or rises, scans will

be

> done immediately.

>

> So there you have it. One heck of an update, huh! Probably more

> than you wanted to read but you guys know me by now....I'm just

long

> winded (sorry) and I'm very, very happy that a year after surgery,

> the love of my life remains No Evidence of Disease!!!!

>

> One more day of waiting and we'll know more about my mom too.

>

> Hugs to all,

> Monika

[Guest guest]

Monika,

Congratulations to both you and Bert! It's so great to hear good news

from this board. I have my surgery next tuesday and I hope to be

able to report good news as well.

Ron

> Well folks, I've read and re-read both the Cat and Pet Scans that

> were done on Bert August 5 and I'm so extremely happy to say, and I

> quote here, the Pet " Impression: Negative whole body Pet

> scintigraphy for reccurent/metastatic disease. " Hip, Hip

Hurray!!!!

> Rah, Rah, sis boom bah!!!! Doing the happy dance. However, I will

> admit that if one really reads the CAT scan, there are so many

things

> that show up that could be worrisome that it's a good, good thing

> that PETs are done to rule them out.

>

> Bert's Cat scan shows several scattered calcified and non calcified

> pulmonary nodules which are small and stable from the previous exam

> (they have been that way ever since the first Pet/Cat scan) and

they

> are not " felt to represent metastatic disease " . Then it goes on to

> say that the liver is normal in size but that there is a small

> subcentimeter low density lesion in the right lateral lobe that is

> two small to characterize (has been there since his

> operation...surgeon said it was a cyst) but has gone

> unchanged...several spots of calcifications (kidney, gall bladder,

> etc.) but all normal. Finally, at the area where Bert had his

> surgery, there are two enlarged but stable lumph nodes (so they

must

> have been there before even though none of the previous scans

> mentioned them) measuring 1.5 cm " in the regionl of the anastomosis

> (huh?????) in the mesentery " and a PET was definitely recommended

to

> scan for metabolic activity of these nodes. Well, they

didn't " light

> up " on the PET, as a matter of fact, all findings on the CAT, while

> not bad as a whole, but again worrisome, didn't light up on the PET

> so my Bert remains No Evidence of Disease. Amen!!! I wonder if

they

> were to do a Cat Scan on me what they'd find. I didn't mean to go

on

> and one about Bert's findings but I can't get over how truly scary

> this continues to be.

>

> As far as the CEA goes, guess what, it's up again to 8.5. Onc

thinks

> it may be attributed to the chemo or to some excess fat being

> produced by the liver...remember, it was 9.0 in May, off chemo six

> weeks, down to 6.0, back on chemo, up to 6.5, then 7.5, and now

8.5.

> His last chemo treatment was three weeks ago. In short, when Bert

> went back on chemo, CEA rise again. Hasn't been off long enough to

> compare but we'll know more about that next time he gets his blood

> work, which will be in 6 weeks. Next scans are now going to be

done

> in three months. If in 6 weeks CEA stays up or rises, scans will

be

> done immediately.

>

> So there you have it. One heck of an update, huh! Probably more

> than you wanted to read but you guys know me by now....I'm just

long

> winded (sorry) and I'm very, very happy that a year after surgery,

> the love of my life remains No Evidence of Disease!!!!

>

> One more day of waiting and we'll know more about my mom too.

>

> Hugs to all,

> Monika

[Guest guest]

Monika,

Congratulations to both you and Bert! It's so great to hear good news

from this board. I have my surgery next tuesday and I hope to be

able to report good news as well.

Ron

> Well folks, I've read and re-read both the Cat and Pet Scans that

> were done on Bert August 5 and I'm so extremely happy to say, and I

> quote here, the Pet " Impression: Negative whole body Pet

> scintigraphy for reccurent/metastatic disease. " Hip, Hip

Hurray!!!!

> Rah, Rah, sis boom bah!!!! Doing the happy dance. However, I will

> admit that if one really reads the CAT scan, there are so many

things

> that show up that could be worrisome that it's a good, good thing

> that PETs are done to rule them out.

>

> Bert's Cat scan shows several scattered calcified and non calcified

> pulmonary nodules which are small and stable from the previous exam

> (they have been that way ever since the first Pet/Cat scan) and

they

> are not " felt to represent metastatic disease " . Then it goes on to

> say that the liver is normal in size but that there is a small

> subcentimeter low density lesion in the right lateral lobe that is

> two small to characterize (has been there since his

> operation...surgeon said it was a cyst) but has gone

> unchanged...several spots of calcifications (kidney, gall bladder,

> etc.) but all normal. Finally, at the area where Bert had his

> surgery, there are two enlarged but stable lumph nodes (so they

must

> have been there before even though none of the previous scans

> mentioned them) measuring 1.5 cm " in the regionl of the anastomosis

> (huh?????) in the mesentery " and a PET was definitely recommended

to

> scan for metabolic activity of these nodes. Well, they

didn't " light

> up " on the PET, as a matter of fact, all findings on the CAT, while

> not bad as a whole, but again worrisome, didn't light up on the PET

> so my Bert remains No Evidence of Disease. Amen!!! I wonder if

they

> were to do a Cat Scan on me what they'd find. I didn't mean to go

on

> and one about Bert's findings but I can't get over how truly scary

> this continues to be.

>

> As far as the CEA goes, guess what, it's up again to 8.5. Onc

thinks

> it may be attributed to the chemo or to some excess fat being

> produced by the liver...remember, it was 9.0 in May, off chemo six

> weeks, down to 6.0, back on chemo, up to 6.5, then 7.5, and now

8.5.

> His last chemo treatment was three weeks ago. In short, when Bert

> went back on chemo, CEA rise again. Hasn't been off long enough to

> compare but we'll know more about that next time he gets his blood

> work, which will be in 6 weeks. Next scans are now going to be

done

> in three months. If in 6 weeks CEA stays up or rises, scans will

be

> done immediately.

>

> So there you have it. One heck of an update, huh! Probably more

> than you wanted to read but you guys know me by now....I'm just

long

> winded (sorry) and I'm very, very happy that a year after surgery,

> the love of my life remains No Evidence of Disease!!!!

>

> One more day of waiting and we'll know more about my mom too.

>

> Hugs to all,

> Monika