Link- CECT Neck, 01/13/2025
After the cancelled maxillofacial CT, I asked my primary care doctor for a PET-CT, having read that it can reveal occult lesions. This was only my second meeting with this doctor, and I'm afraid I came off poorly. I was, and am, experiencing increased cognitive impairment. Just after meds in the morning, like now, I can communicate adequately. As the day wears on I become more distracted. I was distraught, talking fast, not in control of my emotions. I omitted context and jumped from subject to subject. In the visit summary, he noted that I appeared "uncomfortable". I had suggested that if he didn't feel comfortable ordering a PET-CT on my suspicion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma/lymphoma/adenocarcinoma/chordoma/anything-to-explain-this (and suggest a course of action)... he could order it to investigate early onset dementia! My mother has Alzheimer's, genome sequencing shows I have a predisposition, and my insurance documentation seemed to state that they cover P...
