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Originally Posted by TWiTCHY
Very informative, thanks! I'll make sure to get the numbers, too. We just scheduled an appointment with SCCA in preparation for a second opinion and they said they would take care of getting the CT and PET scan images from the other hospital.
Slightly unrelated but I wanted to ask for anyone's opinion. I have an 18-day trip with a friend to SE Asia that begins in a week and my first thought after seeing the CT results was to cancel the trip. I've been holding off on cancelling until I learn of the PET results, but my family, including my father, insists that I still go on the trip regardless of the outcome. I haven't been able to bring myself to work behind a desk this week and can't imagine leaving my father's side if he doesn't have much time left. I'm conflicted on whether I continue with this trip or not.
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This is a very personal decision. Your parents want you to enjoy life. That's what all parents want for their kids. But you have to ask yourself, will you be able to enjoy yourself on the trip depending on what your father's situation turns out to be? Not to persuade you one way or another, my father passed a long time ago at a some what early age and with me being in my late 20's. There are things I regret I didn't do to this day.
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Originally Posted by TWiTCHY
Unfortunately I work and live about 45 miles away from my parents so this has been very disrupting to my work. The M3's fuel economy certainly doesn't help. And no! This is strictly a friend I am traveling with.
I think the call for the PET scan comes from CT scan impression notes #2 and #3, which point to "likely" signs of tumors in the peritoneal and liver, respectively. My hope is that the tumor they've identified in the peritoneal is just scar tissue from his past hernia surgery.
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How long ago was the hernia surgery? If there is some residual from the hernia surgery being picked up on the CT scan, don't be freaked out if it might trigger a false positive on the PET scan...especially if the area is still irritated or inflamed.
Also, if you happen to want to take a look at the scan images, don't be alarmed if you see the brain, kidneys, and bladder light up like the sun. It's normal for those areas to light up.