Scans. CT, MRI, ultrasound....

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Anna-33
Anna-33 Member Posts: 192
edited June 2018 in Stage III Breast Cancer

I was so happy when my contrast CT came back clear one year after diagnosis. I thought that would say that my prognosis is better... I was thinking so easy as ... «if it is not spread the first year, it is less likely it will spread later.... BUT my oncologist did not seemed to care... How does this work out?

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  • 7of9
    7of9 Member Posts: 833
    edited May 2018

    Well I had CAT scans 2 x after recurrence. Some docs called me cured, some called me metastic. Some said NED. 2 1/2 yrs after 10/14 nodes ...I'm thinking you can't have 2 good scans til you get 1 good scan. You are on the right track! Remember our oncs are people too. He /she may have seen someone going down hill, end stage or someone not following protocol (I hear this drives doctors the most nuts - take your meds and stick with the plan so they can make changes based off good info). Perhaps they don't want to give any indication that you should let up - treatment, and to be honest the fire the first time lit under my ass smoldered out. 2nd time I booked more and even BETTER vacations, had some good talks with my husband and son, dropped people and things that caused me stress.

    Long and short of it - your doc didn't seem to care, but we here do!

    Enjoy life the best you can. Sometimes a therapist or Ambien helps. Sometimes its more time with your kids or a favorite pet or hobby.

    God bless....

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  • MamaFelice
    MamaFelice Member Posts: 216
    edited June 2018

    I was expecting a 6-month scan, annual scan, different scans at different times......but My MO said there would be no scanning unless symptoms arise. Sounded odd to me, so when I was at a different hospital being administered rads, I met with an MO there, and she too said, standard is not to scan unless symptoms arise. Hard for me to wrap my head around, but I removed my breasts so if cancer returns it will most likely be in bones, liver, lungs therefore metastatic, so scan doesn't have value to prevent such. Prayers daily!

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