Hi all,

Just to update everyone on the Wednesday morning clinic to discuss the PET/CT results for Jen went very well.

They have said that the areas that were lighting up were due to the area healing + inflammation rather than something suspcious, and have given us the all clear to start treatment as per schedule from next Wednesday onwards.

As per my previous posts - false / negative rates for PET/CT scans so close to Post-TX is incredibly high and the minimum time you should give yourself for this should be 3 months after the treatment / surgery has ended.

Still a fair while to go with the 33 sessions of Radiotherapy & 7 doses of Cisplatin but the doctors are confident that based on Jen's current recovery rate, she should be able to get through this ok.

Once again, thank you all for your wonderful support & insightful responses. We have made sure to keep you all in our prayers and hope that the info provided in this post will help others who are going through something similar.

Kind Regards
Jay & Jen


6/8/12: Wife 33y/o with no risk dx with Stage IVa SCC L of Tongue(T4aN2bM0)
3/9/12: Induced birth @ 36 weeks - Baby Hunter!
11/9/12: OP - 3/4 Partial Gloss, Radical ND & Tongue Rec.
24/10/12: 33xRad + 7xChemo
7/12/12: Tx complete
21/3/13 & 21/6/13: NED
24/7/13: SCC in Lungs - OP: Lobectomy (VATS)
29/1/14 passed away