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Advice for Preparations and Expectations on starting PRRT?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/advice-for-preparations-and-expectations-on-starting-prrt/
I am currently preparing to begin Lutathera at Mayo in Jacksonville after showing progression while on Clinical trial CAM2029 octreotide. Fully terrorized as what to...
Experience w liver metastasis & new small tumor peritoneal cavity
I have metastatic neuroendocrine tumors in the liver with no known origin diagnosed in Sept 2024 grade 2 KI-67 6-8% well differentiated non functioning. Been...
High or Fluctuating Chromogranin A Level: What does it mean?
I’m not sure if I’m in the right place or not but I started this conversation here bc my Levels were so high. Has anyone...
NET's and Dental Work
I have read *** that a carcinoid crisis could be triggered during a dental procedure using anesthetics. I have upcoming dental work required. (I am...
Metastasis to the Liver Caudate Region (Segment 1)
In reference to my wife: Recent C/T of abdomen and pelvis showed "increased hypervascularity in the haptic metastasis in the caudate". Initial discovery Background: NET...
How rare is it???
I have stomach nets, sibo (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), Autoimmune Atrophic gastritis and Stomach nets. I’m currently on the wait and watch protocol for the...
Experience w/ watch and wait approach for metastatic liver tumor
I have grade 2, stage IV neuroendocrine tumor in the liver, KI-67 6-8%. 4x3.1 cm mass plus additional small tumors. Differentiated and non-functioning. No origin...
PRRT Theranostics Update
PRRT Update: Today I got the absolute best news😁 Had my PRRT follow-up appt with the Radiologists. After reviewing both of my surgery path reports...
Recurrence with Metastasis
Hi, I was dx with pancreatic nets in 2010, had a resection in my pancreas. There were some nodules left. I had octreotide for carcinoid...
Interested in your experience with treatments of PRRT vs surgery
I am grade 2 metastatic to the liver of unknown origin. diagnosed in Oct 2024. Dr suspects it originated in the GI Track. Octreotide has...
Diagnosis Frustrated: How you were diagnosed with NETs?
Can you tell me how you were diagnosed? I have had several G68 pet scans, (nothing lighting up intensely), multiple endoscopy and they cannot find...
Tumor growth in three month follow up MRI
Interested in others experience to understand imaging. Radiologist reports "Hepatic metastases have mildly increased in size from prior CT Dec 2024 and MRI November 2024."...
Has anyone had the peritoneal stripping surgery?
I was diagnosed with a small bowel obstruction (SBO) in 2022 that turned out to be Stage 2 NETS. Had surgery & did fine until...
Ocreotide side effects: Anyone have dizzy spells?
I have been getting dizzy spells since I started OctreotideThursday the 14th was the worst it even made me vomitAnyone else have this and what...
Carcinoid Tumorlets Neuroendocrine tumor/Cell Hyperplasia - DIPNECH
Good morning. My prayers and blessings to all on this page of interest. This is a new journey for me. Underwent a lung biopsy due...
Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs) Q&A with a NETs Expert
Just watched an hour long Q&A session on NETs with Dr. Eric Liu who is dedicated to NETs at his clinic in Denver. The questions...
Root canal without Epinephrine
Sorry I missed the group last night I so wanted to make it home from the dentist to discuss my situation I have a functioning...
PRRT treatment how does it work?
My husband has small bowel Neuroendocrine cancer that had metastasized to liver, lymph nodes,and bones he had surgery to remove primary tumor in small bowel,...
Atypical carcinoid tumour of the lung
Hi, I live in part of the U.k. and had an op to remove an atypical carcinoid tumour from my inferior lobe at the end...
My Husband was newly diagnosed with Carcinoid Cancer
My husband was diagnosed with carcinoid on 1/18/17. He had surgery on 2/3/17 to remove 18" of his ileum small intestine (36 small tumors were...