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Anyone had a full body scan when they have prostate cancer?

Posted by gkgdawg @gkgdawg, 1 day ago

Has anyone ever had a full body scan when they have prostate cancer? Would it be beneficial?

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heavyphil | @heavyphil | 10 hours ago
In reply to @mjp0512 "@heavyphil - ...and the music they let you pick out to comfort you is drowned out..." + (show)
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@heavyphil - ...and the music they let you pick out to comfort you is drowned out by the banging, clanging, whirring, and screeching noises, so why bother. Never had a full body but 2 pelvis, 3 lumbar, and 1 shoulder. I am not looking forward to another.

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@mjp0512 You had music?🫪🤯

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Jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | 7 hours ago
In reply to @stepheno "I had a PSMA PET/CT. This is an advanced imaging test that injects a radioactive tracer..." + (show)
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I had a PSMA PET/CT. This is an advanced imaging test that injects a radioactive tracer to target the prostate-specific membrane antigen protein, allowing doctors to detect prostate cancer growth or spread with significantly higher accuracy than traditional CT or bone scans. My test was done because my biopsy showed cribriform cells, which are often associated with metastasis. I encourage you to discuss this with your provider. Mayo Clinic has an article on their website called "PSMA PET scan for prostate cancer" which has some very good information about the test.

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@stepheno
The PSMA PET scan was approved by the FDA in 2020. Before that, it was in clinical trial and a lot of people got it. If somebody has a higher Gleason score or PSA, it’s pretty automatic to do that PET scan these days.

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surftohealth88 | @surftohealth88 | 4 hours ago

My husband had MRI and his was so comfortable - no weighting, no mask or anything like that !!! He was covered with wormed up blanket and was joking that he would fall asleep if they do not hurry up lol The "operator" had occasionally to talk to him to make sure that he was not asleep lol - I will ask, but I am sure that music was involved too. I had couple of MRIs in my life, every time just boring process and zero discomfort. The only thing I worried about were "ear plugs" - I worried that I would not hear operator when he gives instructions lol.

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