Hi Ina,

I'm very sorry to hear of your and your mother-in-law's situation. I am the same age as she is.

You correctly suspect that without a PET scan, many cancers can go undetected. Both of my recurrences were only detected after going mostly un-noticed on a CAT scan.

As to the amount of time she has remaining, I don't think anyone can answer that, but as much as I hate to say it, I doubt that she will see the new year.

Bless you, and your mother-in-law. You have my very best wishes for the best possible outcome.

My intro: http://oralcancersupport.org/forums/ubbt...3644#Post163644

09/09 - Dx OC Stg IV
10/09 - Chemo/3 Cisplatin, 40 rad
11/09 - PET CLEAN
07/11 - Dx Stage IV C. (Liver)
06/12 - PET CLEAN
09/12 - PET Dist Met (Liver)
04/13 - PET CLEAN
06/13 - PET Dist Met (Liver + 1 lymph node)
10/13 - PET - Xeloda ineffective
11/13 - Liver packed w/ SIRI-Spheres
02/14 - PET - Siri-Spheres effective, 4cm tumor in lymph-node
03/15 - Begin 15 Rads
03/24 - Final Rad! Woot!
7/27/14 Bart passed away. RIP!