Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,291 Likes: 1 | Try to stay calm as it is very common for an early PET to read some hot spots, nearly always inflammation.
What helped me get through the early days post-tx was understanding the timing of recurrences or cancers that got away from the initial treatment.
Now, this is MY own view. It seems to me that recurrence follows a standard bell shape curve. The timeframe starts post-tx to 3 years post. Few report recurring cancer before a year and between 3 and 5 years out. The greatest frequency is between a year and 3 years.
I am now 14 months post and never lost any sleep over recurring cancer. From here on out, thoughts of recurrence are on my mind more and I will likely not let out a big sigh until passing three years.
Not sure if that helps you but at least it might offer some short term relief.
Good luck.
Don Male, 57 - Great health except C Dec '12 DX: BOT SCC T2N2bMx, Stage 4a, HPV+, multiple nodes 1 tooth out Jan '13 2nd tooth out Tumor Board -induction TPF (3 cycles), seq CRT 4-6/2013 CRT 70gr 2x35, weekly carbo150 ended 5/29,6/4 All the details, join at http://beatdown.cognacom.com |