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Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 168 | Hi All: I am nine weeks post TX with my first Petscan on 6/20. The thing is, it will be my only Petscan, say the docs. I see on this site people having multiple Petscans. I will have that scope thing done once a month during the first year, then every two months, etc. for five years. But only one Petscan! That seems odd to me since the Petscan, if I am not mistaken, can see cancer earlier than the scope. Is this an insurance question I wonder? -Michelle
SCC left tonsil, stage IV, HPV+, metastatic to one lymph node. Biopsy 12/23/10; tonsillectomy 1/13/11; DX 1/25/11; Peg in 1/28/11. Peg out 6/29. TX 1/31/11-3/21/11: 35 IMRT plus 3 Cisplatin. Pet-Scan 6/20/11 = CLEAR! Three years out, learning to live with the long-term side effects of radiation while reminding myself to feel blessed.
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