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Recently diagnosed with a NET in my middle lobe of my right lung.
Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs) | Last Active: Jun 27, 2023 | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
Hello @gmapam and welcome to the NETs support group on Mayo Connect. As @californiazebra said, it is possible to have both NETs and diverticulitis. I have had three surgeries for NETs in the upper digestive tract but also have bouts of diverticulitis. I know how easy it is, however, to begin to attribute any symptom or health issue to cancer. Once you have a cancer diagnosis it tends to be your first thought.
If you care to share more, was your lung NET discovered because you were having symptoms?
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Hi Teresa
The NET was an incidental finding when I was in the hospital in January for diverticulitis. Evidently it is was noticed in 2018, but no one followed through. I am in the process of asking my pcp to request that to see a NET specialist at UCLA. I live in a small county in central California. I can’t even schedule a NET spot scan locally.