My last cardiac PET scan before the big move

Day 1,465.

Only a month until I am in a new city. My cardiologist ordered a PET scan for me before I move, to see if stopping Methotrexate in September last year has had any unexpected consequences.

What I can see on the scan

In the 2 week wait for the scan result I of course could not ignore the scan images available in the patient portal. I am by no means a medical professional, but some things did seem different to me than the previous scan in 2025. So what did I see?

Colon

Compared to my previous scans, there was definitely new inflammation showing in my colon - although it appears quite mild.

This is interesting, considering my bowel symptoms over the past year. I had my second follow up colonoscopy only a couple of weeks ago too. There were some small polyps remaining, but none of them were of any concern upon histology.

Kidneys

My kidneys have always shown some points of inflammation, but this has never raised any concerns in previous scans. So I am not overly worried. But it does look to me like there is a bit more red this time around.

PET scan 2026 showing more inflammation in kidney

PET scan 2025 showing some inflammation in kidney

This might be caused by a reaction in my kidneys to the antibiotics I am currently taking.

The scan results

My GP loaded the report early - normally I have to wait 2 weeks for the results. There is still no sign of active sarcoidosis. Yay!

The only finding is some slight inflammation in my right lung, but the radiologist thinks this might be from infection. And said it doesn't look like sarcoid.

So all good, I guess. I do wonder how the colon inflammation is normal when it wasn't on any of my previous scans, but oh well.

	Head and Neck	Thyroid looks good. No lymph node inflammation.
	Chest	Possible lung infection. No heart or lymph node inflammation.
	Abdomen and Pelvis	Liver, spleen, gallbladder, and pancreas all normal. No noteworthy activity in colon.
	Skeleton and Soft Tissues	No change.