 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Michael,
I totally agree with Glenn.
I didn't have a clean MRI for almost 1 1/2 years. There was always some ROI (region of interest) that the radiologist was dutifully flagging. All of them turned out to be nothing. The radiation and the chemo will mop up what's left. It's inevitable that you will have scar tissue (and you will have even more from the radiation). They don't like the "feel" of it and watch it closely but it DOESN'T mean you are having a recurrence. We can understand your fear though - we have all been there. Take a deep breath and enjoy your pre-radiation time while you can.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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