My first pet scan from back in July

Here are two views of tissue in my body. The brain, heart, bladder and kidneys will or are supposed to light up. But the extra portion above my heart is not. The diagnosis from these results by the radiologist has it as (with my vernacular in parenthesis):

"Multiple foci of hypermetabolic (increased abnormal) activity within the anterior (front of my body), superior (above or higher position) mediastinum (area between the upper portions of the lungs) and left supraclavicular region (lower neck) corresponding to adenopathy (node enlargement) seen on CT scan. No abnormal uptake anywhere else."

On the next Pet Scan, we would expect the bad area to shrink or be completely gone. This will confirm that the chemo is working. Should it not be shrinking, they will alter course.

Update: By the way, the mediastinum is not to be confused with Gloria Steinem, the unltra-feminist. Although my mediastinum is pro women's and human rights, it stops well short of condoning the entire feminist doctrine. With that said, my Cerebral Cortex is a totally different monster. He will say and do just about anything to get into a girls pants. On dates he has sung the praises of neo-conservatism to young MBA coeds, only to flip it around 24 hours later in a dialogue with a women's studies major on the subtilties of Camille Paglia's work. A true "wolf in sheep's clothing", he is never to be trusted :)

What's the most conservative part of my body? Without a doubt, the VERY utilitarian "greater arse" area. Functionality over style.