Thankyou, I have now had five pet scans and I now fall asleep in them despite being claustrophobic I have found switching off and shutting eyes and falling asleep helps! All clear until two weeks ago biopsy showed return of scc in lip so back to the drawing board... Efudix first, then maybe surgery  ... View more

It was otherwise all clear in the results of pathology and on the full body PET scan results some activity at site of surgery which they said was expected after surgery. But otherwise all clear, ... View more

A bit of numbness still at site near lip. As there were cancer cells on the margin of excision in pathology results of excision and lymphatic system evidence of cancer cells in the pathology results, surgeon has now suggested radiotherapy as a precaution on the lip.  ... View more

Used bio oil many times a day massaged in. Followed by a thin layer of silicone gel. When that dried, a microphone tape. Still wear micropore tape to keep sun off it and also hat. ... View more

 five months after surgery.  ... View more

Results all clear! Very relieved and grateful ... View more

I had the PET CT scan and it was absolutely fine. The donut shape is massive so didn't feel claustrophobic, the saline and nuclear medicine intravenous fine, was made to feel calm and comfortable by the radiologists and it was a calm experience. I nearly fell asleep!  Firstly I fasted for 18 hrs , drank heaps of water in the hours before scan, the radiologist inserts canula and then you go into a room on reclining chair where nuclear medicine is inserted into canula for about an hour. Then into scanner. Lie on a bed which goes in and out of scanner which is donut shaped. For 20m ins. Then more medicine put into canula then ct scan where arms are above head. You keep v still and voice tells you to hold breath then breathe again. Afterwards you can eat! Now waiting for results.   ... View more