>I had a PET scan in 1996 following 12 chemo treatments for peritoneal
>cancer. It was similar to a CAT scan but you have to lay still for a long
>time! They wouldn't even let me read a book because they didn't want you
>to move at all. I think it took about 2 and a half hours to do the whole
>thing. They scan your body in sections, add a "dye" intraveniously and
>make you lay there for 45 min., then run the scan again. Mine came back
>clear (as my CAT scans always have). Problem is when I had surgery 6
>months later there was still a malignancy there (as shown in a biopsy done
>during surgery). I have heard good and bad about them. I just wanted one
>more thing telling me that I was cancer free. At least it relieved my
>mind for awhile! Any other questions, please let me know. Mary Ann
could someone please help me, has anyone had a pet scan? if so was it for
>colon cancer? and could you please tell me more thank you Gina.
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