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PET Scan result: NADA!!!

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    • March 9, 2011 at 11:05 pm
    Jim M.
    Participant

      Hi everyone,

       I just got off the phone with Dr. Weber. He said nothing showed up on the PET Scan! He has no idea why something showed up in the small bowel during the CT Scan (a distended tubular structure filled with soft tissue density) while nothing showed up in the small bowel follow through or the PET Scan. Do you have any ideas?

       Dr. Weber wants me to follow up with a consultation with Dr. Jonathan Zager who did my lymph node dissection. He just wants his opinion.

      Hi everyone,

       I just got off the phone with Dr. Weber. He said nothing showed up on the PET Scan! He has no idea why something showed up in the small bowel during the CT Scan (a distended tubular structure filled with soft tissue density) while nothing showed up in the small bowel follow through or the PET Scan. Do you have any ideas?

       Dr. Weber wants me to follow up with a consultation with Dr. Jonathan Zager who did my lymph node dissection. He just wants his opinion.

       As you can imagine I did the shout after getting off the phone and am doing the happy dance! Thanks to all for your support, prayers and kind thoughts.

       Most of all Praise God!

        God Bless,

       Jim M.

       Stage 3C

      LND

      Radiation

      Ipilimumab 4 infusions + vaccines

      NED 3 years, 4 months

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        • March 9, 2011 at 11:16 pm
        lhaley
        Participant

          Whahoo!!!!!  Now that you have been off of that one medicine has the symptoms stopped?  It's great to hear that we can have oddities in our body that are just that, odd.

          I'm just sorry that you had to go through the stress these past few weeks.

          Linda

          • March 9, 2011 at 11:16 pm
          lhaley
          Participant

            Whahoo!!!!!  Now that you have been off of that one medicine has the symptoms stopped?  It's great to hear that we can have oddities in our body that are just that, odd.

            I'm just sorry that you had to go through the stress these past few weeks.

            Linda

            • March 10, 2011 at 2:11 am
            King
            Participant

              Jim,

               

              I was thinking of you today.  You sure got the results fast….and yippee!!!  I'm so happy about this wonderful news.

               

              Stay Strong
              King

              Stage IV 7/05 Liver mets

              • March 10, 2011 at 2:11 am
              King
              Participant

                Jim,

                 

                I was thinking of you today.  You sure got the results fast….and yippee!!!  I'm so happy about this wonderful news.

                 

                Stay Strong
                King

                Stage IV 7/05 Liver mets

                • March 10, 2011 at 7:23 am
                MaryD
                Participant

                  Hooray!!!!   Way to go Jim!    A phone call like that is always such a relief to say the least.  I'm very happy for you – go out and enjoy!

                  Mary

                  • March 10, 2011 at 7:23 am
                  MaryD
                  Participant

                    Hooray!!!!   Way to go Jim!    A phone call like that is always such a relief to say the least.  I'm very happy for you – go out and enjoy!

                    Mary

                    • March 10, 2011 at 3:59 pm
                    ValinMtl
                    Participant

                      Yippeeee!! Such good news.  I love dancing the happy dance.

                      By the way Jim, I just called Dr. Weber's office to see if I can have a consultation with him since I am down in Arcadia…waiting for scan results from Montreal.  Left groin is terribly swollen and sore and new sub-qs although ipi did a great job first round…things are running slowly in Montreal, I've been waiting 5 weeks for pet scan results and since Feb 22nd for CT to see if I can go back on ipi (for which, the protocol is not yet set-up!!).  Anyways, if it is not too costly for a consultation, I WOULD love to meet Dr. Weber and get some advice as to what trial he would recommend.  Val xx

                      • March 10, 2011 at 3:59 pm
                      ValinMtl
                      Participant

                        Yippeeee!! Such good news.  I love dancing the happy dance.

                        By the way Jim, I just called Dr. Weber's office to see if I can have a consultation with him since I am down in Arcadia…waiting for scan results from Montreal.  Left groin is terribly swollen and sore and new sub-qs although ipi did a great job first round…things are running slowly in Montreal, I've been waiting 5 weeks for pet scan results and since Feb 22nd for CT to see if I can go back on ipi (for which, the protocol is not yet set-up!!).  Anyways, if it is not too costly for a consultation, I WOULD love to meet Dr. Weber and get some advice as to what trial he would recommend.  Val xx

                        • March 10, 2011 at 4:09 pm
                        Sherron
                        Participant

                          Awesome News!   I am very happy for you!

                          Take Care,

                          Sherron, wife to Jim FOREVER

                          • March 10, 2011 at 4:09 pm
                          Sherron
                          Participant

                            Awesome News!   I am very happy for you!

                            Take Care,

                            Sherron, wife to Jim FOREVER

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