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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF. What type of treatment did you have? Radiation can have long lasting side effects.
Symptoms of a recurrance are the same as what the original symptoms are. Depends on where its located. Just being tired, a sore throat and coughing doesnt necessarily mean that you have a recurrance. The sore throat could be caused by the coughing and the mucous which could be post nasal drip.
A PET scan can also give false positives. Ive had it happen. The only way to tell for sure is a biopsy.
Worrying will not help or change test results. It will only make you feel worse. Please dont let a scare of a recurrance waste your time. Cancer can steal your days away from you. If you arent feeling well, go to the doctor and talk this over with them.
Best of luck with everything.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
