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What to expect at 6 month check up.

Posted by jessie1990 @jessie1990, 2 days ago

Hi I just have a quick question I'm nearly at my 6 month check.. for a fully removed typical carcinoid tumor with clear nodes back in dec 2025 just want to no did any one have a recurrence this early?

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haelsky | @haelsky | 7 hours ago
In reply to @wushirl "@haelsky After the lobectomy I had a couple checkups with x-rays, then had another checkup around..." + (show)
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@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.

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@wushirl
I had a RML lobectomy and RLL basilar segmentectomy in September 2025. The surgery was robotic- NYU
Langone. I see a thoracic oncologist at Perlmutter Cancer Center. Dx it typical
CT scans are every six months for two years and yearly up to the 5th year. First scan was non- contrast in January 2026.
I requested second scan which will be in July 2026 have contrast.
I am also seeing a cardiologist for follow up - blood pressure fluctuations and rapid pulse rate.
I appreciate your responses and hope all goes well!

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haelsky | @haelsky | 7 hours ago
In reply to @bijou17 "I just had my 6 month ct scan lung was fine but they found a retropernerial..." + (show)
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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

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What was your original dx.
and was your six month scan with contrast. Neuroendocrine Cancer is a challenge. There appears to always be a challenge. Resilience

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bijou17 | @bijou17 | 5 hours ago
In reply to @haelsky "@bijou17 What was your original dx. and was your six month scan with contrast. Neuroendocrine Cancer..." + (show)
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@bijou17
What was your original dx.
and was your six month scan with contrast. Neuroendocrine Cancer is a challenge. There appears to always be a challenge. Resilience

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@haelsky hi I had a typical carcinoid with STAS positive in Nov my surgeon didn’t even think it was cancer cause it apparently was there for 4 years no change and it was low uptake 2.9 on the pet scan. this was my 6 month follow up with no contrast that why this mass is 3.1 cm they say it been there same for 5 years lit up on ct with contrast Feb 2025 no one put it on my report but radiologist saw it went back to Feb ct and then said he thought it to be a neuroendocrine neoplasm but it didn’t lit up on the ga68 so now they are sending me for an MRI and yet I still haven’t been sent to our cross cancer centre here in Edmonton where they have a specialize net dept what did show up n both pet scan and ga68 was my thyroid victims but had biopsy last April and benign who knows

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