Post treatment

many

Hi , everyone



just to summarise a quick update



surgery done on 29/08/2011



adjuvant chemo-FEC X 4 + TAXOTERE X 4----ALL DONE



TAMOXIFEN STARTED ON 06/01/2012



RADIATION TO 4 FIELDS--25 SESSIONS



25/25 RADIATIONS done. A presurgery PET-CT was done. , is a repeat PET-CT warranted ? ( as pet-ct gives a lot of false positives) Plz share how you all get scan or no scan

gillyone

Hi. No scan at all since finishing tx which was when rads was finished as I'm TN. Oncologist says scans only when symptoms indicate the need.

orlandpark65

Me too.  I just had my 1 year appointment with the Onc and he said not needed.   Same as gillyone

faithfulheart

No scans, only if needed, meaning a symptom of some sort. It would have to be a significant pain for him to scan. I just get blood work done every 3 months and a lung x-ray once a year, thats just standard my MO said..........So happy treatment is done for your wife!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NancyD

Was there recon at the time of the surgery, or was it postponed? If it was done then, or no recon was the decision, then things are finished except for the tamox and onc visits at set intervals, If your wife will have recon at a later date, I suggest requesting a CT/PET scan done then before committing to the cost and pain of recon.

My onc does bloodwork every visit (now at every six months); I see my gyn once a year. BS died this winter (very sad about that) but I have not felt the need to establish a new relationship with another BS. I'll only have another scan if/when there are symptoms that need clarification/explanation.

TectonicShift

My onc at MGH says no scans and no tumor markers eithers unless there is a reason (persistent pain or other symptoms)

caaclark

Same here-no scans or bloodwork unless symptoms.

bak94

What is up with my doctor then? He said we will discuss scans at my next visit:(  maybe it is because I am "technically" stage 4, but he considers me more a stage 3.

KiwiMum

Same here. No scans or bloodwork unless symptoms. I'm ok with that.

LBurdett

can anyone tell me how to add my diagnosis onto my post ? thank you Lynda

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financegirl

I too will have no scans and maybe the stray blood marker test here or there.  Doctor said there are too many false results with both and that scans themselves are not good to keep administering.  

Instead, I will see the onc to get refills for the Arimidex and he turned my testing over to my oncological breast surgeon for mammos/ultrasounds and I will still see the GYN for her tests (GYN actually is the one that initially found the tiny tumor).  The onc told me I should separate my GYN and surgeon appts apart so that in additon to what I should be doing there is always a clinical breast exam given every 6 months by doctors. 

karen1956

My onc does NOT do scans unless a patient is symptomatic or wants scans.....he does a complete physical, history and does labs...tumor markers, cbc and cmp.....till 5 years he saw me every 3 months...since 5 years, its every 6 months....for me, I'm happy to have NO scans....I stopped AI's 2 years ago.....

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