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kcherub · 03-07-2008, 10:42 AM

Hey, Lani!

I did ask about it before I started radiation, and she said she would look at my initial CT scan (that they did in the office), and let me know if I was a candidate. I am not 100% sure what the criteria is, but she ended up saying that I would do better with the traditional method. I think there might be more severe skin reactions with IMRT. I will ask her when I have my follow up in April, and find this post and tell you all what she said.

Take care,

03-07-2008, 10:42 AM	#2
kcherub Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 292	Hey, Lani! I did ask about it before I started radiation, and she said she would look at my initial CT scan (that they did in the office), and let me know if I was a candidate. I am not 100% sure what the criteria is, but she ended up saying that I would do better with the traditional method. I think there might be more severe skin reactions with IMRT. I will ask her when I have my follow up in April, and find this post and tell you all what she said. Take care, __________________ Krista Diagnosed 3/29/2007 @ age 34 Stage 1, Node Neg. (SNB), Grade 2, 1.4 cm. IDC ER/PR 90%+ HER2 + 6 TCH started 5/25/2007, ended after #5 due to steroid "reactions" and neuropathy in feet and hands BUT--#6 CH w/o Taxotere Begin Herceptin alone 9/28/2007 30 rads completed 12/19/2007 Finish Herceptin 5/9/2008 Stopped Tamoxifen early--HATED it. Married 17 years 13-year old son 3 embies on ice (from 1999) GA, USA