ct scan w/o dye and knots

I felt a 4-5 small moveable knots under my skin that you can not see but only feel in my buttocks and hipline where the fatty tissues is. I did a ct scan which they did not show up. My doctor thinks they are lipomas ,they are small , and says he is not worried .I think I should do a mri but worried about all the radaition. He thinks its a small chance they are ever cancer, like only 10000 cases a year. My question is why did they not show up on the ct scan . Has anyone on this board had  a ct scan that they did show up on. Any advice, Phylica

hi your ct scan did not show any thing because your Doctor did not order the CT scan with Conctrast.

 

You need a bony pelvis MRI.  I have had tumors in my "butt cheeks" <grin> to put it plainly and this is the test my orthopedic doctor ordered, from Cedar's-Sinai.  This is the test that will show any tumors in this area.  It needs to be done WITH CONTRAST, of course.  I was having pain and could feel a lump in my "cheek" and no one thought it was anything.  I, of course, insisted and, insisted again, to have surgery and it proved to be a recurrence of my uterine leiomyosarcoma.   If you feel there is something wrong, ALWAYS, ALWAYS go with your feeling, I do.  And, most always, I have proven to be right.  You have to be your own advocate, even going against the doctors', radiologist, etc. when you feel there is something wrong.  They make mistakes and it is your life on the line.  I have proven mine wrong more than once and I am still here after nearly 16 years.  If I can be of any help, I would be happy to be of service.  Just let me know.

God Bless,

Brenda