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Scanxiety today: Anyone else have this waiting for scans?

Posted by johndavis60 @johndavis60, Mar 9 7:38am

Hi All, I’m sitting in the waiting room to start injection for bone scan and then CT scan. Doctor wants these done once in a while because I am very high risk. My PSA is undetectable < .02 since November ‘25. For this reason, I can’t have another PET PSMA scan ( insurance won’t approve). So what’s the odds they will find anything with today’s scans? Also, I finished radiation in November ‘2025. Are cells still dying off from that ?

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chippydoo | @chippydoo | Mar 10 5:36pm
In reply to @johndavis60 "@chippydoo oncologist ordered these scans because I am very high risk. First scan after radiation and..." + (show)
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@chippydoo oncologist ordered these scans because I am very high risk. First scan after radiation and being on Firmagon and abiraterone. This scan is making me nervous because it will tell me how effective (or not) my treatments have been. PSA is < .02 but I have read about varieties of PCa that spread without expressing PSA.

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@johndavis60 Thank you for the rest of the story. I can understand your nervousness. Guessing you will be asking about the type of prostate cancer you have? Do you have a high level of Cribriform? I was Gleason 9 Grade 5 with 10% Crib. in one pin. Second opinion research doc yawned and I laughed.

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johndavis60 | @johndavis60 | Mar 12 2:50pm

Just got my scan report back. Things are looking ok, nothing new and no progression . So this is relieving. MO appt on Monday, hoping will be non eventful. Thank you all for the support 🙂

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surftohealth88 | @surftohealth88 | Mar 12 3:51pm
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Just got my scan report back. Things are looking ok, nothing new and no progression . So this is relieving. MO appt on Monday, hoping will be non eventful. Thank you all for the support 🙂

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@johndavis60
That is so wonderful to hear : ))) !!! Yeayyyy !!! May it stay that way forever < 3
I am sure MO will just have a nice chat with you on Monday ; )
Keep us posted : )))

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