I had a reason for asking. I finished treatment on 5/15 last year and PETs done in October, December and then a couple of weeks ago showed no cancer in the esophagus and nodes. Same result with a EUS/CT and biopsy in October. However, a small nodule showed up in my left upper lung lobe in October. It had mild activity, decreasing to SUV 2.3 in December, normal being 0-2.5. So, I forgot about it until a couple of weeks ago. It had grown from .8cm to 1.4cm and its activity jumped up from 2.3 to 7.4. Because of age, then don't want to remove that lobe. They want to spot treat it with TrueBeam - four sessions over a week, with high intensity. Given the circumstances, I certainly want it followed afterwards and your difficulty with Medicare caught my eye...
On Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 04:35:43 PM CDT, Mayo Clinic Connect < nf+113879cd+112517606@n1.hubapplication.com> wrote:

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@ja2 I assume the last two showed clear?

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Yes, clear for cancer. The first of the last 2 CT scans showed fluid in the left lung and a small nodule in the right lung. The oncologists chose not to drain the fluid at the time.
The last PET scan also showed the small nodule in the right lung. However, the last CT scan made no reference to fluid in the left lung or the small nodule in the right lung. I felt some reference should have been made as to why neither was addressed in the 2nd CT. There were Another CT scheduled in September.
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