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Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 618 | Suzanne,
Eric is spot on. If you have pain near your ear an ENT should be consulted. My doctor prefers CT scans over PET for soft palet which is OK with me as long as I get a scan.
I had a doctor almost kill me years ago. He misdiagnosed a very serious illness and sent me home. I went back to him three times over two weeks and he kept sending me home. I spent the next three weeks in intensive care with a new doctor who saved my life.
That experience taught me that we as the patients are our own best patient advocates. Get what you feel you need and if your doctor dismisses your concern, get a new doctor.
Kelly
Kelly
Male
48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt.,
Stage 1, T3n0m0,
Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09
04-20-10 NED
8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b
10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly
3-12-12 PET - residual cancer
4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux
6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR
12-3-12 PET - CLEAR
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