Missy

I often bounced one doctor's ideas off against my other doctors.
This sounds like an opportune time to simply ask those two surgeons and oncologist what do they think of getting this Petscan.
You can do it via email or phone message as it's a simple enough question. something along the lines of: the radiologist is thinking of a petscan but since you never mentioned it and my husband feels it's overkill, what do you think?
Even though we are experience cancer survivors and caregivers here, the majority of us are NOT doctors. One of the first things I learned in law school 40 years ago was:
It never hurts to ask.
Keep the Faith
Charm

Last edited by Charm2017; 10-19-2011 01:59 PM. Reason: typos

65 yr Old Frack
Stage IV BOT T3N2M0 HPV 16+
2007:72GY IMRT(40) 8 ERBITUX No PEG
2008:CANCER BACK Salvage Surgery
25GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Apaghia /G button
2012: CANCER BACK -left tonsilar fossa
40GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin

Passed away 4-29-13