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Sherryg683 · 09-25-2008, 01:12 PM

OMG 40% is such a high statistic, that has me really worried. I had a brain MRI done 9 months ago and a brain CT scan done 3 months ago, and each were clear. Are CT's reliable in detecting brain tumors, I know MRI's are better, maybe I will have to have my oncologist do another MRI..sherryg683

09-25-2008, 01:12 PM	#18
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	OMG 40% is such a high statistic, that has me really worried. I had a brain MRI done 9 months ago and a brain CT scan done 3 months ago, and each were clear. Are CT's reliable in detecting brain tumors, I know MRI's are better, maybe I will have to have my oncologist do another MRI..sherryg683 __________________ Sherry Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44 13+ positive lymph nodes Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006 4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin NED since April 2006!! 36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately 8 years NED now Scans every year Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!