Stay vigilant

G'day Ron....happy new year mate! Great to hear you are doin ok. As for vigilance...well...my doc. said that after my scan in Jan. they should be able to extend the scans to 12 monthly instead of 6. I am not sure if I will be comfortable with that. I often here docs use the word paranoid. Paranoid of what I say? I pay for a large percentage of the cost of my ct's and so I am quite happy to continue frequent scanning..."just in case", rather than become too complacent. Too many times do we see a re-ocurrance raise it's head...too many times do we hear of someones journey with NED reverse due to the long intervals between scans.
I don't care if I get called paranoid.Cancer is not to be taken lightly at any cost...especially one's life.I have known of too many people here in oz that were told they were "totally cured" after 5 years. Sure, with luck it can be. But I still think good constructive monitoring must be maintained for the life of cancer sufferers. There is no middle ground....not in my vocabulary. Too many have sad stories to tell.
Cheers mate, Ross n Jen

Ron: I agree with Kay, one thing I have learned in this battle is that we are our own best advocates and that we cannot leave the decision making to our doctors, it is our lives, not theirs. By the way, vigilant is a great word. Monica