Today, we reviewed the PET scan results from April 6th with our oncologist , and the results were not what we were hoping for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They have detected that \u201cintense activity is present in a relatively small lymph node at the apex of the left axilla adjacent to the clavicle\u201d. In layman\u2019s terms there is activity in my left arm pit. They suspect that \u201cactivity\u201d is a recurrence of lymphoma. A biopsy would confirm if it\u2019s lymphoma or something else but it\u2019s too small to perform a biopsy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The current plan is to perform a CT scan of this area to get an exact size and location and to treat it with radiation. One possible complication is that if the area to be radiated overlaps with the October 2020 chest radiation treatments they may not be able to do it because the tissue can only handle so much radiation. Plan B is chemotherapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A bit of good news from the PET scan is there is just this one spot that is related to the cancer and the scan did not show any spread in my chest etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>While this blog started out as \u201cMy Journey through a lymphoma diagnosis\u201d there has been another heath issue over the last nine months that has become intertwined with my overall medical journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s an issue that is in a very personal and intimate location of my body and up until now I\u2019ve hesitated to put it on the blog but I think that will change. There was another area in my body that \u201clit up\u201d on the scan. I was expecting this as the PET scan can detect inflammation and I have a fair bit of that going on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n