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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Congrats to your dad for getting thru tx. Sounds like he had a difficult time. PET scans show many false positives, especially when done so early.
My rad doc told me not to let my chemo doc jump the gun and schedule my 1st PET until at least 3 months out. This is due to all the false positives.
If the results worry you, talk to the doctor again about it. They can pull the results and look it over with you in great detail.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
