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I just read it in one of the posts on this subject. Someone (don't know who) said they were going to lick a spoon, wait for it to dry and give it a whiff.
I suppose what we are looking for is a cat pee odor or ammonia odor...these 2 "smells" were mentioned and, as I said, I smelled it in my own urine, not all the time but enough for me to notice.
Now here's the thing...if we DO smell these odors - what do we do with this information?
Notify our breast oncologists of it? "Hey Doc, my urine smells like cat pee, my cancer is back!"
Have no idea if any oncologist would be on board with this possible "cancer warning??"
But we all are not wacky...thoughts anyone?
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Hi! @briarrose:
Thanks for explaining the "spoon test" and presenting this great question!
Indeed, if we DO smell these odors - what do we do with this information? Depending on which physicians of yours that you feel more comfortable with should be the one that you contact with this new information, I guess. If it happens to me, I'll contact my PCP (primary care physician) first, because she knows my overall health the best. I imagine that my PCP and I probably will then discuss the various options to go about this, such as: simple blood test to check tumor markers, for example CA15-3, CA19-9, and Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), etc. If any of these tumor markers are elevated above normal range, then we'll probably discuss these situations with my medical oncologist and ask for MRI or PET scans accordingly. The journey of fighting the disease of cancer surely is not an easy one but we need to strive on.
Wishing you all the best journey ahead with hope, peace and better health to enjoy your loved ones!