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help reading pet scan

Posted by rice @rice, 4 days ago

I had a pet scan today for something other then my Prostate cancer. They compared the findings to one I had in June of 2023. Under findings it says SUV max in the left base of the gland up to 6.4 previously 7.3 and in mid base of the gland up to 5.8 previously 9.5. Under impression it says Magnitude of activity is mildly decreased in the interim which could relate to some treatment effect. I have had no treatments other then changing my diet. I can not quite figure out what this means anyone have an idea what they are saying?

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web265 | @web265 | 4 days ago

I'm no doc, but I did stay at a ....no I didn't
I say this because I would suggest that you ensure that it's the same exact test read the same exact way as the one you had for PC... Your doc(s) should be able to tell you that.

But with that in mind.

Ultimately what it seems to mean to me is that there is slightly less uptake of the marker / dye / radioactive tracer in the areas that were noticed before which would mean slightly less metabolic activity...or slightly less cancer cells or cancer cell activity.

I would take the "mildly decreased" to mean that it isn't a large change, which is still good in two ways, the progression may have been stopped for now and of course, it's a little less than last time.

Best of Luck to you!

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VancouverIslandHiker | @vancouverislandhiker | 3 days ago

Rice - this is interesting . Sounds Positive though . Im no Doctor and my pathology was done twice - each was 50% unreadable to me. I had to get my GP to read it and he still was baffled by a few meanings , then my RO read it and he got 100% of both Pathology reports ...what im trying to say is it has to be interpreted by the RO or URO . Was it a regular PSMA scan or PSMA PET scan ? Were they looking to analyze the prostate to ? Seems like a focus on the Prostae (?) . Keep us in the loop and let us know after you talk to your URO, im sure you're doing OK .In Canada if something is urgent on those scans we have in plain English a 'warning' of sorts . There is none of that you mentioned , so you should be fine . The URO will clarify or the RO . Gos Bless . James on Vancouver Island

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rice | @rice | 3 days ago
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@vancouverislandhiker

Rice - this is interesting . Sounds Positive though . Im no Doctor and my pathology was done twice - each was 50% unreadable to me. I had to get my GP to read it and he still was baffled by a few meanings , then my RO read it and he got 100% of both Pathology reports ...what im trying to say is it has to be interpreted by the RO or URO . Was it a regular PSMA scan or PSMA PET scan ? Were they looking to analyze the prostate to ? Seems like a focus on the Prostae (?) . Keep us in the loop and let us know after you talk to your URO, im sure you're doing OK .In Canada if something is urgent on those scans we have in plain English a 'warning' of sorts . There is none of that you mentioned , so you should be fine . The URO will clarify or the RO . Gos Bless . James on Vancouver Island

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It was a pet scan it was done at a the same hospital where the pet scan that was done in June of 2023 that they compared it to

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VancouverIslandHiker | @vancouverislandhiker | 3 days ago
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@rice

It was a pet scan it was done at a the same hospital where the pet scan that was done in June of 2023 that they compared it to

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Ok, thats sounds good . At least they have the other one to compare to . Well , lets hope for the best . Stay positive and active . Let us know what you find out from your RO or URO . If its super alarming they would have been in contact by now ( at least that how it is in Canada) . God Bless my friend , James

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jc76 | @jc76 | 3 days ago
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@web265

I'm no doc, but I did stay at a ....no I didn't
I say this because I would suggest that you ensure that it's the same exact test read the same exact way as the one you had for PC... Your doc(s) should be able to tell you that.

But with that in mind.

Ultimately what it seems to mean to me is that there is slightly less uptake of the marker / dye / radioactive tracer in the areas that were noticed before which would mean slightly less metabolic activity...or slightly less cancer cells or cancer cell activity.

I would take the "mildly decreased" to mean that it isn't a large change, which is still good in two ways, the progression may have been stopped for now and of course, it's a little less than last time.

Best of Luck to you!

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@web265
I got a real laugh at the first sentence of your post! I have not seen that commercial in a lot of years. It was saying something about not being a specialist about something, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express.

Thanks for the laugh! Great information to Rice.

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web265 | @web265 | 3 days ago
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@jc76

@web265
I got a real laugh at the first sentence of your post! I have not seen that commercial in a lot of years. It was saying something about not being a specialist about something, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express.

Thanks for the laugh! Great information to Rice.

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Gotta keep that sense of humor! I think there's even someon on here who may have written some stand up based on his experiences. If not, someone should!
Best of Luck!

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