I got my latest PET scan today. It should have been done a month ago but my auto accident postponed everything. It’s the first scan I’ve had since my bone marrow transplant in June and will show what’s happening on the cancer front.
Nothing I hope.
PET stands for “Positron Emission Tomography.” Here’s how it works. The [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘CT Scan’
September 28, 2009
PET Project
January 4, 2009
Recovering Lymphomaniac
My name is Mike and I’m a recovering Lymphomaniac. It’s been six weeks since my last chemo binge. According to my most recent CT scan I’m tumor free but I don’t take this for granted. I continue to work hard at staying healthy.
Lymphos don’t have as much energy as they used to, so I shortened [...]
December 31, 2008
Computed Axial Tomography
I started the last day of 2008 in a CT scanner getting my abdomen checked. It beats exploratory surgery. Thankfully, the procedure is painless unless you count drinking the contrast solution, which tastes like banana flavored chalk.
Computed Axial Tomography, a.k.a. CAT or CT scan, was invented in 1972 by a British engineer and a [...]
