Husband finished treatment today-woohoo!

Hi
That is wonderful. My dad has 9 more rads and 3 chemos to go. I hope he has a speedy recovery and try not worry to much.

Skiffin16 said:

Congrats
No way did I want my mask.....

The CT came relatively quick, but the PET is usually 3 - 6 months. The earlier the more prone to false readings from residual and scarring from the radiaiton....

Good News
Glad to hear treatments are over! Good luck during recovery!

John, it looks like you and I were the only ones that didn't save our masks. I had enough of that thing for those 7 weeks.

stevenl said:

Great News
It is great that his treatment is over. I had a pet ct at 7 weeks post treatment.

Best Wishes,
Steve

Lena!
Congratualtion's to you both!

Kimba1505 said:

Big sigh of relief!
Congratulations! Hope he finds himself stronger every day; and hope you both find peace of mind as you anticipate CTs and PETs. Enjoy the time from now until then. Like the picture!
Kim

Don't be too on edge ...
... if the results of the first PET scan come back with a suspicious something or other. While we all hope for a clean first scan, the first one often is inconclusive and is subject to false positives.
So relax a bit, celebrate and enjoy life!

--Jim in Delaware

Scambuster said:

Lena
Hi Lena, Happy to hear the treatments are over. Just keep a close eye on him as the first part of recovery can be a rough time. I hope he sails through and you can start rebuilding your new normal lives.

Regds
Scambuster

Fabulous
Wonderful news. Congrats to you both. Now concentrate on getting well and putting your lives back together.
I admit to taking my mask. Spur of the moment thing. I don't think I've seen it since I brought it home though and not sure if my wife didn't get rid of it.

Fire34 said:

Congrats
I know what it was like when I finished mine, My first CT was 8 weeks out and first PET was 12 weeks out. Yea, I took mine too, my youngest got a kick out of it. Again Congrats
Dave

Congrats!
It is wonderful to have treatment over... as the caretaker be prepared for the posibility of him getting continually worse over the next weeks.... but it does all turn around!.. WOOOHOOO!

Lena Rose said:

Thank you all
for all your encouraging words. It's very comforting. Yes, this week is probably the worst he's felt but I'm hopeful he'll slowly start improving this week.

Welcome Home
I had my CT done at 1 month and my PET at 3 months. The PET did show something at the base of my tongue, the Dr. also felt it was probably radiation caused and not C. I have a follow-up in Sept. I started to feel better in about 3 weeks post treatments and made the mistake of thinking I could go back to my regular retirement routine, golf twice a week. Did that for two weeks and took a big step backwards. So take it easy and keep hydrated.

Keep the Faith

CajunEagle said:

You are correct......
Doctors told me at the beginning of treatment that massive amounts of chemo and radiation would help my putting stroke. Boy, did they lie. Got me yippin all over the place.

Larry

Congrats, and
You bring-up the issue of when you'll get the first scan. For me, it was 2 1/2-months, and "something might have shown" under my tongue. My ENT was so concerned about it that he scheduled my next PS/CT for 8-months later! Yeah, and it came back entirely "clean." SO

THIS BRINGS-UP THE ISSUE OF WHEN THE FIRST PS/CT SHOULD BE DONE. Hondo and I are of the opinion that 3-months is too early, and that 6-months is more appropriate. One entry stated that they were told there's was done so early- "to establish a baseline," by which following tests could be compared. Who is to say you will get your PS/CT done at the same place? I got a choice of 4-5 places I could have my next done in the Quad Cities. Hey, Folks, we're talking about a $4,000-plus test that shoots radioactive isotopes into you, and the med community is gonna ho-hum it like it's just business-as-usual?! Were I to be able to do it all over again- I woulda refused the 2 1/2-month scenario, and told my Drs. that I'd be waiting for 6-months to pass. 3-months is just too danged early for anything that can be taken seriously to show- and all 3-months (like mine) are frought with false-positives and false alarms. My ENT said without any hesitation that he wasn't concerned with my first PS/CT results.

HAS ANYONE HAD A 3-MONTH THAT SHOWED ANYTHING THAT REALLY TURNED-OUT TO BE C? If so, please let us know.

kcass

Kent Cass said:

Congrats, and
You bring-up the issue of when you'll get the first scan. For me, it was 2 1/2-months, and "something might have shown" under my tongue. My ENT was so concerned about it that he scheduled my next PS/CT for 8-months later! Yeah, and it came back entirely "clean." SO

THIS BRINGS-UP THE ISSUE OF WHEN THE FIRST PS/CT SHOULD BE DONE. Hondo and I are of the opinion that 3-months is too early, and that 6-months is more appropriate. One entry stated that they were told there's was done so early- "to establish a baseline," by which following tests could be compared. Who is to say you will get your PS/CT done at the same place? I got a choice of 4-5 places I could have my next done in the Quad Cities. Hey, Folks, we're talking about a $4,000-plus test that shoots radioactive isotopes into you, and the med community is gonna ho-hum it like it's just business-as-usual?! Were I to be able to do it all over again- I woulda refused the 2 1/2-month scenario, and told my Drs. that I'd be waiting for 6-months to pass. 3-months is just too danged early for anything that can be taken seriously to show- and all 3-months (like mine) are frought with false-positives and false alarms. My ENT said without any hesitation that he wasn't concerned with my first PS/CT results.

HAS ANYONE HAD A 3-MONTH THAT SHOWED ANYTHING THAT REALLY TURNED-OUT TO BE C? If so, please let us know.

kcass

kent, like yours, mine also
kent, like yours, mine also came back positive. I went thru a biopsy and it showed I was in fact still cancer free!! The false positive put me thru living hell tho worrying if the cancer was back. I agree with you, 3 months is tooooooo soon and only puts us thru a hell we don't need to go thru.
God Bless you friend,
debbie