Mackey Mouse
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- May 21, 2000
If you mean like a blood test, I do not believe they have perfected that yet.. My DH's PC was found on an endoscopy.......a routine one we had set up. It was just sitting there in the ampulla vater, not in his pancreas yet.... probably the reason he is doing better than some do with this type of cancer. Night sweats can also be indicative of menopause as I know so well so try not to worry here. I have no idea how old you are but as you start to lose estrogen, night sweats can come your way..
I am so sorry she was gone in 3 months.. that upsets me so as that is what is so deadly with this cancer, you get no warning. Go to those sites, share them with your sisters and read about this type of cancer. Knowledge is power, also it helps when talking to the doctors to know what you are talking about.
How they measure for DH's cancer is they do do a blood test that measures his tumor markings, I forget the code name for it, and also they do periodic CT scans checking his abdomen, his neck, etc. This time they are going to do a PET Scan as well to check his bones as clearly his is in his lymph system...Diagnostically, I do not believe they have a blood test that they do, but I would think that since you and your sisters lost your Mom to this cancer, that your doctors would be listening to your needs. I also have heard that this cancer is familial with melanoma and my husband's father died of melanoma.....he was 88 though when he passed. I would take 88 gladly for my DH..
ps, thanks Julie for giving the blood test the correct name, I can never remember it.
I am so sorry she was gone in 3 months.. that upsets me so as that is what is so deadly with this cancer, you get no warning. Go to those sites, share them with your sisters and read about this type of cancer. Knowledge is power, also it helps when talking to the doctors to know what you are talking about.
How they measure for DH's cancer is they do do a blood test that measures his tumor markings, I forget the code name for it, and also they do periodic CT scans checking his abdomen, his neck, etc. This time they are going to do a PET Scan as well to check his bones as clearly his is in his lymph system...Diagnostically, I do not believe they have a blood test that they do, but I would think that since you and your sisters lost your Mom to this cancer, that your doctors would be listening to your needs. I also have heard that this cancer is familial with melanoma and my husband's father died of melanoma.....he was 88 though when he passed. I would take 88 gladly for my DH..
ps, thanks Julie for giving the blood test the correct name, I can never remember it.