In this episode, I share a recent experience that was far more than “scanxiety.” After a routine check-in revealed rapidly spreading skin patches, extreme fatigue, drenching sweats, and liver numbers that tripled in four weeks, my doctor paused my treatment and ordered a PET/CT scan to see if my Mycosis Fungoides had spread internally.

I walk you through the fear that set in—fear that felt different from worry—plus what it’s like to go through the process at Duke’s Cancer Center, from prep instructions and quirky waiting room details to the barium drink, the big scanner “donut,” and even the surprising Carolina-blue ceiling panel. Most of all, I talk about how it felt to sit in that space, knowing that the results could change my life in an instant.