How soon is too soon to receive your first scan after treatment.
My friend just finished treatment - Started 10/8/11 3 weeks chemo (carboplatin, 5FU &
Erbitux) followed by 40 IMRT with concurrent chemo.
He is doing amazingly well. His doctors ordered a pet scan for the end of April - but it was moved up to yesterday and has already been performed.
As anyone he is extremely nervous about the results.
From all I have read - this seems really early for a scan. He is still pretty raw from the radiation.
Is this normal protocol?
I am just trying to help him prepare for what the doctors might say.
He meets with them tomorrow for the results.
Thank you for any insight you can provide.
