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How often do you all get scanned?

lmliess
lmliess CSN Member Posts: 329
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
My doc has me set up to get scanned now every 4 monthes for the next 2 years? Does that sound right?

Just wondering how often all of you get scanned?

Linda
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  • Muzzy
    Muzzy CSN Member Posts: 175 Member
    #2
    Scan
    My Doc got me being scanned every 3 months for the first year and if everything is clear,he said every 6 month for the next year. Then onces a years after that.
    Hope this helps.

    Jeff
    Just happy to be here!!!
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  • mom_2_3
    mom_2_3 CSN Member Posts: 953 Member
    #3
    My scan schedule
    Linda,

    My liver resection was in February and I will complete my last (hopefully) chemo treatment on November 2. After that I will get a scan mid-November and will then scan every 3 months for 2 years after that. I haven't asked what happens after the 2 years as I don't want to get too ahead of myself and I am taking this step by step. We haven't talked about bloodwork but I believe I will have it done every 6 weeks along with my liver pump glycerol refill.

    Keep up the faith!!!

    Amy
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  • robinvan
    robinvan CSN Member Posts: 1,012
    #4
    6 Months
    I've mostly been on 6-month CT scans to follow-up on the liver. Last RFA was 2 years ago.

    Rob; in Van
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  • emrose
    emrose CSN Member Posts: 136
    #5
    Only once a yr
    My husband will only be getting scanned once a year. He'll go in to see the oncologist and get his CEA checked every 6mo. I sorta wish he would get scanned more often but dr said that annual scans is standard. He's stage 3
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  • tiny one
    tiny one CSN Member Posts: 465 Member
    #6
    scans
    I see my oncologist every 4 months and have a Cat scan once a year. I am not happy that their doing this this often. How accurate is a Ct scan? Is it showing something that is not there and causing needless surgeries and more treatment?
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  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh CSN Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    #7
    Scan Cycles Vary by Onc
    Hi Linda

    Whenever I've had a recurrence, I was getting a CT and PET scan every 3 mos - good news there is that they are eyeballing it closely.

    After the 1st year, I went to CT and PET every 6 mos.

    Year 2 went like that too...if you can make it to 3 years, then it goes to 1 time a year for a CT and PET.

    Any recurrence, starts the meter over and back down to 3 mos.

    Now, having said that, that was my old onc's plan of doing things.

    What the new guy will do - I'll just have to wait and see.

    -Craig
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  • nudgie
    nudgie CSN Member Posts: 1,478 Member
    #8
    Continued
    care through my Oncologists is as follows:

    DX in 2006
    First CT Scan & bloodwork in 2006
    2007: every 3 months CT Scan and bloodwork (all clear)
    2008: every 4 - 6 months CT Scan and bloodwork (all clear)
    2009: every 6 months CT Scan and bloodwork

    Coloncopies
    For peace of mind, I get one done every year.
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