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| Anonymous Unregistered | Anonymous Unregistered | Hi-
I would like to hear when most of you were scheduled for your post-treatment check-up.
My mother's rad onc wants to wait a month for CT and check-up. This seems a bit long to me. On the other hand, her pulmonoloigst (she has a suspected primary lung cancer also) will be seeing her the last day of treatments with a CT and discussion of what we should do next. That's what I like to hear.
Anyway, just curious as to when others had their first follow-up. And, yes I am aware that even though the delivery of radiation is complete, there is residual radiation that continues working. But I find it hard to believe that this residual makes that much difference in determining the success of the treatments.
Thanks.
Cynthia | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 36 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | Contributing Member (25+ posts) Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 36 | Hi, My sister had a 2 month wait(to heal from the radiation) cancer of tonsils. She just had the check-up, xrays last week and so far so good. She is cancer free. It seemed like a very long wait to me also, but her oncologist said that the area that was radiated is like mush and needs to heal before making an accurate diagnosis. | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 188 Gold Member (100+ posts) | Gold Member (100+ posts) Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 188 | Cynthia......My first check up was exactly one month after I finished RAD, and I believe that appointment was with my Radiology Onoclogist and shortly thereafter I saw my ENT. After that, I was scheduled for a quarterly CT scan, a visit to both my ENT and Onocologist along with quarterly blood work done. After five long years they just gave me the OK for a chest xray every six months and at that time blood work drawn and a visit with my onocologist. However, I still see my ENT on a quarterly basis. Hope that helps. Glad to hear your Mom is doing OK! I look forward to reading your posts just to see how she is coming along. Sincerely, Donna
SCC first time 1989, with a diagnoses of 'cancer in situ' removed lesion, no other treatments. SCC recurrence 1997 of tongue and floor of the mouth. Stage III /IV Hemmiglossectomy (removed over 60% of tongue/ floor of the mouth), free flap, modified neck, RAD and Chemo(cisplatin, 5fu) simutainously. Cancer free 6, yes, six, years!
| | | | Anonymous Unregistered | Anonymous Unregistered | Thanks ladies. I wanted to make sure that my mother's oncologist wasn't being lax.
Congrats Donna on your 5 years! Glad to hear you are doing so well!
Cynthia | | |
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