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PET SCANS and a cold
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PET SCANS and a cold

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    • September 24, 2018 at 3:17 pm
    Raco
    Participant

      Can you still get a PET Scan with you have a head cold?

      Someone told me that with a cold, your lymph nodes in your neck can get inlarged whitch will  show

      activity in the Scan. 

      TRUE or FALSE

      Thanks All for your help

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        • September 24, 2018 at 4:23 pm
        Raco
        Participant

          DONT KNOW WHY IS SHOWS ANONYMOUS 

          Sorry this is RACO

            • September 25, 2018 at 12:29 am
            Toby0987
            Participant

              My doc said ok as long as cold not in lungs, but he added-pet scans suck enough when you are healthy just wait till your healthy to get it

            • September 25, 2018 at 7:41 pm
            Raco
            Participant

              Just got off phone with PET Scan Peeps and was told that  if I just had a cold, ie clear stuff and it was not in my chest / lungs I was good to go.

              So I plan on keeping my appointment tomorrow 9/26/18 at 10:30 am

              Take Care

              Robbie ( RACO)

                • September 26, 2018 at 2:24 am
                kandx
                Participant

                  Thanks for posting this update – good to know. I was wondering the same earlier this week for my own PET/CT scheduled for tomorrow as well.

                  -Kelly

                  • September 26, 2018 at 10:09 pm
                  Raco
                  Participant

                    Every thing went as expected. Nose still stuffy but  sugar ok, got IV with Tracer drank the yuck drink waited 45 min than had my scan. ill get results next week at my 14 infusion Opdivo

                    • October 15, 2018 at 4:03 pm
                    Raco
                    Participant

                      got my PET Scan back and the cold is ""Bilateral maxillary sinusitis""

                      also The study overall is stable in appearance. No definitive malignant FDG uptake is demonstrated. Stable most likely benign lymph nodes are again seen within the chest and abdomen

                      also Mild diverticulosis

                      So what do you think??

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