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Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 76 | Cooler heads prevailing. Thank you Christine. I think I had actually read Ambra's incredible description of how PET works a month or so ago too. SO much goes flying out of the brain these days.
Have done additional research and realize CT can find smaller than 1 cm spots perhaps better than PET in some cases. Who knows. As Tammy says, it's done; can't change it now.
But, yes, I still want to smack em, Cheryl! OR SOMEBODY. Maybe i should invest in a punching bag....
Mary
Caregiver to husband, 60
Dx Sept '12 SCC BOT T2N2aMo, Stage IV, HPV+
Oct '12 Sub.Gland transfer
Nov-Dec '12 IMRT x 33 + cisplatin x7
March '13 PET/CT: 2 spots on lungs; (BOT & neck lymphs NED)
April '13 Biopsy: 1 = malignant right hilar lymph (met from HNSCC)p16
9/13: 33 rounds IMRT to lungs; carboplatinx7
CT w/contrast 12/30/13: 2 spots left hilar lymph. biopsy confirms SCC
30 rounds IMRT to left lung; treatment ended 5/29/14
Sept 2014--CT clear; December 2014 CT clear
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