Suzanne,


First, where fear is understandable and normal, why let it get in the way of taking action? That's what bravery is...doing what needs to be done in the face of fear, not the absence of it.

Second, it doesn't matter what tests your medical professional likes or dislikes...what do you want to do? Short of exploratory surgery, what other way to find anomolies not readily apparent...PET and/or CT. Where fallible they do serve a purpose. So in short, "F" your Dr's likes and dislikes and tell him what you want done, if only for your peace of mind.

You can't live in fear of recurrance and try to live your life "just in case". Live, do what you want in life...of all people you know how fragile and unpredictable it is. Where a recurrance is a possibility, so is getting hit by a bus. Would you make life decisions (other then insurance decisions of course) based on the probability of getting hit by a bus?

Get a scan or a referral to an ENT if you are not currently seeing one...or have your Dr get to the bottom of the pain...that's what they are paid for.

Good luck

Eric