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For me they draw blood and look at my tumor markers. I am told this is pretty effective although I do worry about it. They tell me that no scans are done unless I have systems. They did do a bone scan and chest X-ray when I finished herceptin. At my follow up they ask me a few questions, do a breast exam and send me on my merry way. They listen to my lungs and feel around and that is it. I always wonder how that can be enough but I try to tell myself they are the professionals that do this every day so I try not to worry although I still do. It is scary not really feeling confident but we just try to move on. Scans are scary too so it's a no win situation. I ask what systems I am supposed to be looking for but never really get a good answer. Pain, lumps, fatigue. I get a blood draw a week before I see my oncologist and she recently bumped me to 6 months. Happy that I don't see her as often but concerned as well. Hope this helps. I only saw my oncologist about every 3 months while on herceptin only. I think it depends on your doc and what methods they use. i know others have had pet scans and brain MRI's but not me. Good luck to you.