I was treated at Johns Hopkins. I had a PET 6 months after treatment and was told no other scans. They feel that if something is amiss, I'll know and if further examination warrants it, tests/scans will follow.

I had a scare shortly before my 1 year post treatment where the nodes on the opposite side from where the cancer was swelled quite a lot. They were hard and painless. Upon an exam with my team they did a CT. Fortunately it was benign and they believe it was caused by a viral infection.

Other than that, I get a scope, poke and prod every 6 months out until the 5 year mark. So far I'm NED and was told for all intents and purposes, have beaten the initial infection.

Hopefully it stays that way!

Positive thoughts

"T"