Registered User
Quick questions:
I set up my appt for my first surveillance tests and scans and I see that I am set to have a ct of the chest and abdomen. I was always under the impression that I would have a CT of the abdomen but xray of the chest like I did before the I/O. Does this seem right? Just want to make sure the nurse who set everything up didn't misread docs instructions.
Thanks again
05/01/2012--Mass found in RT
05/04/2012--Markers, Scans and Xray clear
05/07/2012--I/O on RT
Non Seminoma Stage 1B
85-95% seminoma, 5-15% EC (avg over two diff path reports) with LVI
06/01/2012--RPLND
06/07/2012--chylous ascites
06/18/2012--Pathology report came back---ALL CLEAR!!!
08/21/2012--All Scans and bloodwork came back clear!!
11/20/2012--All Scans and bloodwork came back clear!!
02/19/2013--All Scans and bloodwork came back clear!!
08/20/2013--
Registered User
If you're getting a CT you dont need the X-ray. A CT scan is just a bunch of X-ray pictures layered on top of each other. The rotational motion of the scanner makes the target area clearer while blurring the surrounding area. A CT scan can also create a three dimensional view of the organ that is being scanned.
Neil
3/30/12 - Diagnosed with TC. I/O scheduled
4/3/12 - Right I/O(HCG 5225 - AFP 51.2)
4/11/12 - non-seminoma stage 1s (good prognosis). embryonal carcinoma 90%; yolk sac tumor 5%; choriocarcinoma 5%
4/20/12 - HCG 345 - AFP 7.6
5/14/12 - Start date for 3xBEP
7/17/12 - Done with 3xBEP
8/6/12 - Officially on surveillance. CT scan clear - HCG <2 - AFP 2.6
Follow my journey at:www.cancercansuckmyball.wordpress.com/
Moderator
If this is your first post-I/O CT, then a CT of the chest is being ordered to use as a baseline.
"Life moves pretty fast; if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." -Ferris Bueller
11.22.06 -Dx the day before Thanksgiving
12.09.06 -Rt I/O; 100% seminoma, multifocal; Stage I-A; Surveillance; Six years out! I consider myself cured.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks