I saw my new Oncologist - Dr. Mehrotra - Monday, and she scheduled me for a PET scan today (done this morning). The Humphrey Cancer Center is very nice in that it is right across the hall from an Imaging department that has a PET scan device. In Arizona I used an independent company (Radiology Limited). They had quite a few imaging centers in Tucson, but only 2 of them had PET scan equipment. If they had trouble accessing a vein to inject the glucose solution for the test, you'd have to reschedule and go to your Oncologists office first to have your port accessed, then return their after, to have it de-accessed.
They had trouble accessing an arm vein today, but I just had to go across the hall to have my port accessed. There was a mix-up on the order and my sedative wasn't included, but I managed it okay without it - I think I've learned enough coping skills to get through that hour in the tube, also their PET scanner was designed a little differently (shorter, wider tube) and that seemed to help reduce claustrophobia as well.
Generally I have 3-4 PET scans a year, but my last one was in Jan. so I'm late on this one. The next one will be during my 2-year post-transplant milestone testing in Oct. I should get the results for today's scan from my Oncologist tomorrow or Friday, and will post an update then.
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