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Ok... at this point I think I'll drop this one. Things still don't add up for me. Because of all the things we have done as patients to determine if we have EC, and what stage we're at... the biopsy is what matters most. There's no mistaking EC when it is seen by a pathologist under a microscope. PET scans are a piece of the puzzle, along with EUS, but are not always a definitive piece. So I'm wondering how two endoscopies could be done (EGDs or EUSs?)... and biopsies saw no cancer? Did they biopsy the wrong locations? I find that strange since the GI doctor was sure it looked malignant and was EC. Just puzzling to me... along with a few other things. But I'm happy things are moving along and hopefully NED status remains attainable.

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I gathered, from what the doctors said, that Medicare was the problem. They wouldn’t pay for the surgery without aPET scan and wouldn’t pay for aPET scan without a positive biopsy, no matter how sure the doctors were of what they were seeing . Did you mention the possibility of a private chat about this. I feel like I’m not explaining it well and to be perfectly honest, I’m not sure I ever really understood it well.