What to expect at 6 month check up.

Hi, my 6 month check was largely uneventful. Typical carcinoid in the lung. I still had difficulty breathing and doing daily things, but scans and examination showed nothing concerning, same at the 1 year mark. Good luck, I hope yours stays all clear.

@wushirl thank you how long ago was your surgery?

@wushirl
What was your surveillance
protocol
Was your scan with contrast?
I hope all will continue well!

I just had my 6 month ct scan lung was fine but they found a retropernerial mass so now investigating this had gallium scan showed nothing now going for an MRI

@bijou17 what is retropernerial?

retroperitoneal Sorry spelt wrong it’s a mass behind the pancreas area by my splenic vein

@bijou17 is that caused from lung carcinoid

@jessie1990 My surgery was April 2025

@haelsky After the lobectomy I had a couple checkups with x-rays, then had another checkup around the 6 month mark. Around the 8 month mark I got a PET scan, though that was more because my genetics test showed a mutation (RAD51C) and risk for breast and ovarian cancer. I had a CT scan at the 1-year mark. The scans had contrast and showed no cancer. I also had a diagnostic mammogram as well as a breast MRI. I'm supposed to follow up with the geneticist as well and have been told I should get a preventive surgery for the ovarian. At this point my surgeon said I don't need a CT scan for another 18 months, though I'll see my oncologist more frequently because of the mutation and other risks.

@wushirl do you still have pain?