Clean Pet w/metastatic disease - should treatment be continued?
Truthfully, I feel great now - have worked throughout and my attitude (past the first awful shock filled couple weeks, of course!) has been that this isn't the end by a long shot. While a big part of me wants to stop as I'm not sure how many good cells I'm harming trying to keep away the bad, a small part has the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality. Would appreciate any insight on others with similar experiences or books to read, sites to visit, etc.
Thanks!
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First, I would like to
First, I would like to congratulate you on having those terrific scan results. Second, I would suggest you get a second opinion. My reasoning is this, your doc does not know with any degree of certainty what your next step should be. I suspect that he is not an LC specialist and does not have a lot of experience with lung cancers yet. He should have discussed a follow up schedule with you. It is my understanding that ct and pet scans can only pick up on cancers if they have reached a certain size. (Please people, if I am wrong about those scans, correct me soon.)
That said, you are probably NED and should be happy dancing. Please keep us informed.
Best regards, Denny0 -
Thanks, Denny. Appreciatedennycee said:First, I would like to
First, I would like to congratulate you on having those terrific scan results. Second, I would suggest you get a second opinion. My reasoning is this, your doc does not know with any degree of certainty what your next step should be. I suspect that he is not an LC specialist and does not have a lot of experience with lung cancers yet. He should have discussed a follow up schedule with you. It is my understanding that ct and pet scans can only pick up on cancers if they have reached a certain size. (Please people, if I am wrong about those scans, correct me soon.)
That said, you are probably NED and should be happy dancing. Please keep us informed.
Best regards, Denny
Thanks, Denny. Appreciate the response. I'm doing some research myself and am meeting with the doc this week to compare notes, so hopefully will have a clearer plan then. I'll update when I know something definite.
Take care!0
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