Hi everyone
My dad had a lump in his right armpit for over a month now.hes 75yrs.the lump has got smaller..it seemed to have cropped up out of the blue..he had a hemotoma on that side..all this has cleared up.the lump is still there though.
Since that time he's had ultrasound followed by biopsy.we are waiting for those results anxiously.
My dad also needs a heart valve replacement and a few weeks ago they did a ct scan on his chest and heart.the armpit lump showed up and they have said we need a biopsy.
The ct images were forwarded to our local hospital.this morning the doctor in hemotology has asked us to go for a full body scan(pet).I am terrified for dad and what they've seen on the ct..the doctor has said they have seen the lymph nodes in the armpit and there seems to be bleeding inside but want to check the other lymph nodes else where in the body.they have not waited for the biopsy results which should come in soon.
Has anyone got experience with Pet scans?can the ct scan trigger pet scans or is this routine.I'm scared that something else has been detected.
My dad has no symptoms..
Please if anyone can share their experience I would be most grateful..feel very alone right now..
