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Gratefully at 7 year mark but onc has question....
Seeing a new oncologist. My wise, senior onc has moved some distance. When I last saw him he basically said " you're cured, go life your life"
So this new one starts talking about random cancer cells laying dormant and then causing a recurrence. Maybe many years later ( thanks a lot!) but always a concern. He is asking me if I want any scans even though I am symptom free. I told him the last time I had a scan, I ended up having part of my lung removed because of false positive results. Everything lights up, even benign things
Then he alluded to malpractice if he didn't offer scans. I told him I didn't sue anybody for the lung screw up so I'm not too litigious
My question: do you suggest routine scans? I have never had them and don't particularly want to look for trouble when I am symptom free
Keep the faith
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Bonnie
Post menopause
May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast
ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
Ki-67: 90%
"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
Sentinel Node Neg
Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07
OncoType score 36 (July 07)
Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07)
Began Herceptin alone 10/07
Finished Herceptin July /08
D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!)
5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed!
Aromasin started 5/10
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