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Talking Frankly about Living with Advanced Cancer

Cancer | Last Active: Jun 18, 2023 | Replies (508)

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@margaretrivers

I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 9/12/2016 Stage 3. I was told I'm not a candidate for surgury. Dr been giving me chemo and until now the tumor was stable. Now the last abd cat scan shows there's a 'mild progression of the tumor at the head of the pancreasl Drs want me to have radiation ; and and I'm scheduled for a PET SCAN in the morning. How effective is radiation..and I was told I MUST keep my blood sugar UNDER 150 IN ORDER TO HAVE THE pet scan. My blood sugars have always been erratiC; wILL they NOT DO THE TEST IF MY BS ISN'T BELOW 150 which means I can't do the radiation?

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Hi, sorry about your recent changes in your tumor. I have had 2 PET scans, and they said nothing by mouth from midnight the night before, and my blood sugars were below 100 by the morning of the scan. If your levels are erratic, they should schedule you first thing in the morning. Ask your doc, but I would think your levels would be alright. And the PET is so important for diagnosis. Good luck and keep fighting. gp