CancerCompass message board discussion started by jg1982 on 9/7/2007 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,15949,0.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ My husband had a ct scan done four months ago that found several nodules on his lungs. The dr said this was fairly common but they wanted him to come back in four to six months to have another ct done. He did this the other day and he was told yesterday that the radiologist diagnosed the nodules as metastasized cancer cells. His dr disagrees with the diagnoses. He is going to see a pulmanary specialist on Monday.Part of the reason that the dr disagrees with the radiologist is that they did a blood test for other reasons back in April and there were no abnormalities. Would cancer definately show up on a blood test? Also, he had to convince his dr to do more blood tests yesterday. He didn't ask the dr how soon we would get the results. Does anyone know how long that usually takes? Thanks so much. I'm so scared. My husband is only 36 and we have a 3 month old baby. jg1982 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT I think you husband is in the same boat as myself.  When they found my colon cancer through a colonoscopy it confirmed that I had cancer, but when they did blood work after that they could not find cancer. My doctor told me I was one of the few people that cancer did not show in a typical blood test.  I can not tell you for sure that he might also be one of the few ones as well, but  I would ask your doctor more about this.  Since I have colon cancer a blood test for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA, a substance produced by most colon cancers that circulates in the blood) if the numbers go up then further testing has to be done like a PET Scan.  This is the way that my oncologist keeps track of my cancer, and  to see if it is in remision or if there is a recurrence of it. Unfortunately for me my numbers did go up after my last chemo treatment and so now I am scheduled for a PET Scan on Tues. Goodluck to you and your husband. I know what you are going through. I am a single mother of three teenangers, 16 year old son, and two 15 year old twin daughters.  My heart goes out to them because I know they are hurting too.  I am all they have.  I have been battleing colorectal cancer since July September of last year.  I wish you two the best.  I feel your pain.  fannymichael2004 Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT