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Sherryg683 · 10-30-2008, 09:32 PM

I was diagnosed with BC on Dec 1,2005 and that pretty much put a big damper on the holidays. The following year I had a PET/CT on Dec 1 and was scared to death of the same thing happening, I was also a little superstitious about this being a bad date. I went ahead and had it done because the worrying would have been almost as bad as getting the bad news. When the scan came back clean, it made for a perfect holiday season. I am scheduled to do my scans on January 15 this year, and I am kind of glad I don't have to really worry until after the holiday season. So I know where you are coming from.. there are pros and cons of waiting..sherryg683

10-30-2008, 09:32 PM	#7
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	I was diagnosed with BC on Dec 1,2005 and that pretty much put a big damper on the holidays. The following year I had a PET/CT on Dec 1 and was scared to death of the same thing happening, I was also a little superstitious about this being a bad date. I went ahead and had it done because the worrying would have been almost as bad as getting the bad news. When the scan came back clean, it made for a perfect holiday season. I am scheduled to do my scans on January 15 this year, and I am kind of glad I don't have to really worry until after the holiday season. So I know where you are coming from.. there are pros and cons of waiting..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!