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- June 23, 2016 at 3:41 am
I'm 3b since 2013, had a small bout of pap thyroid cancer but had it ablated and now that is gone. I'm at mayo and doing watch and wait. Went for my 6 month pet in April 2016 and radiologist called me at 9pm and told me to get to er because he thought I was having an appendicitis. I told him I was staying the night across the street from mayo hospital and have no physical symptoms of appendicitis. I went to my Mel onc the following morning and he said it may be a smoldering appendicitis but wasn't sure. He had me come back for another pet in 2 months (June 2016). My LDH in my blood work went from 185 to 222-still in limits but 225 is top normal (I think it is LDH-whatever the tumor marker test is) well did the pet last week and the lymph node next to my appendix is down in size and my white count is back to normal (I had a cold last pet). But my appendix and area around it shows pet activity still. Dr said it is not as bright as Mel normally would show but said he couldn't rule it out. He said he couldn't do a fine needle because it is bad to perforate the appendix. He referred me to the general surgeon there and surgeon said in so many words-melanoma has been known to go to a persons gi tract before but she didn't know either. She also wasn't sure if it is appendicitis then why is it still active after 2 months and there are no symptoms of appendicitis. My Mel onc is supposed to call me next week/the gen surgeon said maybe an elective appendectomy if it doesn't resolve itself. So what do you think. The Mel onc (dr mcwilliams) is open to my thoughts and will shape care based on my wishes. Do I insist on surgery? Let it marinate? Do another pet in 3 mths or 6 mths? Ultrasound? Any other ideas? Head in sand? I'm 42 and in shape.
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