 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I would wait until the last minute to get any scan post Tx. I had 3 CT's and the first 2 produced words like..."an area that can not be excluded". Believe me those are words you definitely don't want to deal with a few months post Tx. Each time my docs would say "nothing to worry about, probably just inflammation. We'll wait a few more months and do another one."
Oh yeah fine, you tell me that IF my cancer comes back it will be sooner rather than later and you tell me I have AREAS THAT CAN NOT BE EXCLUDED and you tell me NOT TO WORRY. Pins and needles for me for 3 CT's until the last one was all clear.
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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