 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Mary,
I'm certainly not a doctor but here's my story:
At my first scan post Tx (appx 3 months) I was told by one of my cancer docs that I had 2 spots in the upper part of one of my lungs that "could not be excluded" but he said "don't worry" (yeah right) "we'll wait 3 months and take another scan. Three LONG months passed and the second scan showed that the first 2 spots had CLEARED (great news) but 2 more spots that "could not be excluded" had developed in the lower part of the same lung. Doc said "not to worry" (yeah right) "we'll wait 3 more months and take another scan". Three MORE LONG months passed and this scan came back ALL CLEAR.
Hope this repeats itself for you!
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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