Pet scan

They are making an educated guess that it’s melanoma in your brain based on your history and a comparison to any prior brain MRI. The good thing is they found it very early and there is only one spot. Melanoma loves to go to the brain unfortunately. Fortunately it can be easily zapped with SRS.

Unfortunately though you are probably now stage 4 so time to start educating yourself and examining options for another therapy.

They are making an educated guess that it’s melanoma in your brain based on your history and a comparison to any prior brain MRI. The good thing is they found it very early and there is only one spot. Melanoma loves to go to the brain unfortunately. Fortunately it can be easily zapped with SRS.

Unfortunately though you are probably now stage 4 so time to start educating yourself and examining options for another therapy.

They are making an educated guess that it’s melanoma in your brain based on your history and a comparison to any prior brain MRI. The good thing is they found it very early and there is only one spot. Melanoma loves to go to the brain unfortunately. Fortunately it can be easily zapped with SRS.

Unfortunately though you are probably now stage 4 so time to start educating yourself and examining options for another therapy.

They always ask about the metal.  I told them last time that I had removed it all.  During the scan the tech came in and asked if I was sure I had removed it all because there was a shadow they saw on the scan.  She told me where and I patted my chest and said "OOPS, I forgot about my Bolo tie." It was under my undershirt.  They should have seen your underwire and followed up with you during the scan.  Send an email to your Onc telling him about the wires so he will know what to look for and think about the radiology report.  Get a copy of the disc and look at it yourself.  Should be interesting to look for the wire.

A PET nor CT is not of much use in the case of brain tumors.  Usually for a single anomaly seen on a MRI they will take a follow up to check for change.  If you have a copy of the actual MRI report, it probably says something about an anomaly that is "consistant with a melanoma tumor, etc."  This is valid to indicate further followup is needed since in 40 to 50% of stage IV melanopma patients the melanoma does go to the brain.  An unchanginging anomaly by itself does not prove anything.

Let us know what the followup says!

They always ask about the metal.  I told them last time that I had removed it all.  During the scan the tech came in and asked if I was sure I had removed it all because there was a shadow they saw on the scan.  She told me where and I patted my chest and said "OOPS, I forgot about my Bolo tie." It was under my undershirt.  They should have seen your underwire and followed up with you during the scan.  Send an email to your Onc telling him about the wires so he will know what to look for and think about the radiology report.  Get a copy of the disc and look at it yourself.  Should be interesting to look for the wire.

A PET nor CT is not of much use in the case of brain tumors.  Usually for a single anomaly seen on a MRI they will take a follow up to check for change.  If you have a copy of the actual MRI report, it probably says something about an anomaly that is "consistant with a melanoma tumor, etc."  This is valid to indicate further followup is needed since in 40 to 50% of stage IV melanopma patients the melanoma does go to the brain.  An unchanginging anomaly by itself does not prove anything.

Let us know what the followup says!

They always ask about the metal.  I told them last time that I had removed it all.  During the scan the tech came in and asked if I was sure I had removed it all because there was a shadow they saw on the scan.  She told me where and I patted my chest and said "OOPS, I forgot about my Bolo tie." It was under my undershirt.  They should have seen your underwire and followed up with you during the scan.  Send an email to your Onc telling him about the wires so he will know what to look for and think about the radiology report.  Get a copy of the disc and look at it yourself.  Should be interesting to look for the wire.

A PET nor CT is not of much use in the case of brain tumors.  Usually for a single anomaly seen on a MRI they will take a follow up to check for change.  If you have a copy of the actual MRI report, it probably says something about an anomaly that is "consistant with a melanoma tumor, etc."  This is valid to indicate further followup is needed since in 40 to 50% of stage IV melanopma patients the melanoma does go to the brain.  An unchanginging anomaly by itself does not prove anything.

Let us know what the followup says!

7 months!  Good work!  That is about when things got really hard for me on interferon.  Stay strong!

They can see changes in your previous MRI and PET scans to look for differences and growth (don't worry about the metal).  Have you talked to your dr. about the results?  Do they just want to wait till the next scans to see if it is growing?

7 months!  Good work!  That is about when things got really hard for me on interferon.  Stay strong!

They can see changes in your previous MRI and PET scans to look for differences and growth (don't worry about the metal).  Have you talked to your dr. about the results?  Do they just want to wait till the next scans to see if it is growing?

7 months!  Good work!  That is about when things got really hard for me on interferon.  Stay strong!

They can see changes in your previous MRI and PET scans to look for differences and growth (don't worry about the metal).  Have you talked to your dr. about the results?  Do they just want to wait till the next scans to see if it is growing?