Any tips on PET scan prep diet?

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6. Maybe. They said any carb or sugar intake

Could risk the integrity of the scan, which is why they’re so strict. I had a slightly enlarged lymph node show up in an area that is inoperable and unbiopsiable due to how close it is to the blood supply to my bowel. By slightly, it was about 1.2cm rather than 1cm. My onco said he wasn’t ready to call it a spread since it could be a reactive lymph node. Apparently surgery disruption can cause it, infection, chemo, and radiation treatments. The radiation can make readings wonky for years.

I’m a type 2 diabetic as well and have been told to lay off my Metformin for 48 hrs. They said if my blood sugar is over 200 before the scan then they can’t do it since it’s an iv of a radioactive sugar solution.

AAAAND, As I was typing this, the hospital called to say that insurance (BC/BS) denied the test. My onco said he will call and get a one-on-one set up to talk with them. He said this is the game the ins cos and their authorizing auditing cos play.