Posted By: trt 4 years later recurrence? - 03-30-2011 08:42 AM
Something that the surgeon described as corn-like that she has not seen before on the scar tissue on the cheek. she "thinks it's nothing" but wants to do a full body pet scan, brain mri and biopsy after the imaging. Also chest x-ray.

Have not seen her in about a year. I was supposed to see her 6 months ago but had trouble making it to appointments
Posted By: ChristineB Re: 4 years later recurrence? - 03-30-2011 02:00 PM

Dont panic, it wont change anything. The PET scan or CT is something that should be done on every check up. Its sometimes inconvenient to go back but for your own good health you must. I get regular chest xrays and CT scans. My doc watches a small dark spot on my lung. Ive had this for a while and I dont let it change my daily life. I wish you all the best with this. Please dont let it steal your time from you.
Posted By: Pandora99 Re: 4 years later recurrence? - 03-30-2011 03:30 PM
One step at a time - you know the drill. Make sure you get to each test and after the results, we go from there. We're here for you. In the meantime - "it ain't cancer till they say it is". Happy they are being careful.

Hugs

Donna
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