PET scans semi-annually
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Have...camul said:I like this doctor
I like that he is doing them often enough that if there would be something there, it would be early enough to treat. So happy that you are still dancing! Keep those dancing shoes on for the rest of your life!
Those scans as often as he says is needed...if I had had one every 6 months this recurrence I am experiencing would have been caught so much earlier....
Enjoy dancing with NED and have a fantastic rest of the summer....
Best wishes for your continued good health...love, love, love hearing such good news!
Hugs Nancy0 -
Enjoy your trip with NEDlynn1950 said:I am so glad you have NED on
I am so glad you have NED on your side. Your good news brightens all of our day. Yes, enjoy your summer....and fall, and winter, and spring, and summer and on and on and on! xoxoxo Lynn
and be glad your doctor want to watch you so carefully. I was told that I have to see one of my docs every 3 months but the tests are scheduled that often. I guess time will tell. I'm on Femara and Fosamax - no pain just NUCLEAR hot flashes.0 -
Cavediver .. Good news ...skipper54 said:Enjoy your trip with NED
and be glad your doctor want to watch you so carefully. I was told that I have to see one of my docs every 3 months but the tests are scheduled that often. I guess time will tell. I'm on Femara and Fosamax - no pain just NUCLEAR hot flashes.
Our 'after' care treatments, and visits -- varies from WARRIOR to WARRIOR. Then again, we must remember that we are individuals -- and should be treated, as such. Frustrating I know. I just found out last week, that I should be giving myself monthly breast examines -- yes, me a bilateral 'princess' with reconstruction. I on the other hand, am fighting to get a scan of sorts. LOL
I am happy that we have this site, and we share information --- who knows where I would be without you GALS...!
Spending the balance of summer on a boat, and in Mexico .. You, enjoy!
Strength, Courage and Hope.0 -
So, so happy for you, CavediverVickiSam said:Cavediver .. Good news ...
Our 'after' care treatments, and visits -- varies from WARRIOR to WARRIOR. Then again, we must remember that we are individuals -- and should be treated, as such. Frustrating I know. I just found out last week, that I should be giving myself monthly breast examines -- yes, me a bilateral 'princess' with reconstruction. I on the other hand, am fighting to get a scan of sorts. LOL
I am happy that we have this site, and we share information --- who knows where I would be without you GALS...!
Spending the balance of summer on a boat, and in Mexico .. You, enjoy!
Strength, Courage and Hope.
Every doc. and after care treatment is different. I wouldn't mind having the PET scans every 6 months-a year but my onc. and surgeon are not in favor. I guess I could push it and get one. Right now I am having MRI, mammo, ultrasounds every 6 months. My calcs. were missed on routine mammos probably for a couple of years my surgeon said, so MRI is a must. I also have dense tissue.
Anyway, get those tests, and report back about which dance you'll do with NED every time!
Congrats.
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Enjoy NED and Enjoy yourcamul said:I like this doctor
I like that he is doing them often enough that if there would be something there, it would be early enough to treat. So happy that you are still dancing! Keep those dancing shoes on for the rest of your life!
Enjoy NED and Enjoy your summer!
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Cavediver
Clear scans are great I'm glad your onc is being proactive. Yes, our new normals of hot flashes and joint pain are worth it to stay with NED. Glad your lymphedema is under control. Enjoy the rest of the summer and your trip to Mexico. I see my onc every 3 months too. I'm expecting him to want a CT scan when I go in September.
{{hugs}} Char0 -
It sounds like your doctorskipper54 said:Enjoy your trip with NED
and be glad your doctor want to watch you so carefully. I was told that I have to see one of my docs every 3 months but the tests are scheduled that often. I guess time will tell. I'm on Femara and Fosamax - no pain just NUCLEAR hot flashes.
It sounds like your doctor is really taking good care of you, and for that, I am so happy!
Now just enjoy your summer and that trip to Mexico in the Fall!
Sue0 -
PET/CT Scan
I have had only 3 PET scans in 17 years. I only agree to scans when there is a reason to believe there is a problem.
Scans with all the nuclear dye business might in time not be helpful. Your tumor was large but even that isn't a given that you will eventually have a recurrence and move on to stage IV. In my 17th years with this disease, I have known many women who had a large tumor when diagnose and never went on to be stage IV. I have known women who were stage 0 or 1 who did go on to die of the disease.
The only difference between finding metastasis early is that your are aware of it and having to deal with treatment longer.
No matter what my oncologists want, I make the decisions. It's my life, my body, not theirs.0 -
Congrats on NED!skipper54 said:Enjoy your trip with NED
and be glad your doctor want to watch you so carefully. I was told that I have to see one of my docs every 3 months but the tests are scheduled that often. I guess time will tell. I'm on Femara and Fosamax - no pain just NUCLEAR hot flashes.
Congrats on NED!0
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