 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
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The rad doc can see if the chemo/rad is working. They have screens that I used to walk by and saw my multi colored pics on it. My rad doc would mention that it was working and the tumors were smaller. I am not sure if thats from the pictures or by his exams, I only know I had 2 chemo doses.
I did question my doc several times about why no thrid dose and was told it wasnt necessary. One thing which I will never know the answer to is if I had been given the 3rd dose of chemo whould I have still gotten another tumor? Thats something that I used to think about, but it really doesnt matter, it happened and I have survived. I find it much easier to focus on the fact that I now have clear scans and am doing great. I dont want to worry you in any way, but I wanted to share this in case your doc would tell you no 3rd dose. Ask questions, find out why. Its so much better to fight it once than twice when rad usually isnt an option nad any surgery would be more difficult to heal from.
Hope the appointment was a good one and progress is being made.
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  | 
