Re: is getting scans a good idea?
I get a breast MRI and digial mammo - 1 x per year each, 6 months apart- onc. orders these.
I also get a vaginal/pelvic ultrasound 1x/year - this is ordered by my GP or ob/gyn - I ask for it, they order it.
Bloodwork 2 or 3x/year - GP orders this.
I get a bone density about every 18 months - ordered by GP.
That's it, unless I have symptoms - once had a 6 day headache just after finishing chemo, had a brain CT. All clear.
Otherwise, nada. I think that is the standard of care in Ontario Canada for stage 1 BC survivors.
all the best
caya
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ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+
1.7 cm and 1.0 cm.
Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested)
MRM Dec.18/06
3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere
Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08
Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years
Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012
BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative
Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal
Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so.
Reclast infusion January 2012
Oopherectomy October 2013
15 Years NED!!
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