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tricia keegan · 03-29-2011, 04:18 PM

Hi Cat,

I live in Ireland but it's only standard here to do scans with symptoms or pain too!
I had back pain a year ago and went through so many months of scans and tests and waiting , only to find it was simply sciatica!!!
So, I'm glad really these are not done as routine as would be a nervous wreck lol

03-29-2011, 04:18 PM	#6
tricia keegan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,463	Re: When to get scans, MRI & other tests Hi Cat, I live in Ireland but it's only standard here to do scans with symptoms or pain too! I had back pain a year ago and went through so many months of scans and tests and waiting , only to find it was simply sciatica!!! So, I'm glad really these are not done as routine as would be a nervous wreck lol __________________ Tricia Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06 Currently taking Arimidex.. June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density. Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc. 2014 Normal Dexa scan 2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!