Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | No scan is definitive. It is only a piece of the data and subject to interpretation. The visual and palpation exam are equally as important.
Tom's doing pretty good - I didn't go out in public places at all until June (my treatment was concluded in March). He's taking a small risk with a compromised immune system.
Gary Allsebrook *********************************** Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2 Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy) ________________________________________________________ "You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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