[kristen]

Hi G. Ann,
Most onc. don't do any more follow up then yours is doing and that is because ASCO only recommends a mamm and a chest x-ray yearly.
I was on the Herceptin Study and had more Muga tests then your gettng. I would have to look it up and see when they did those. As far as getting my tumor markers ran, my onc. is just humoring me, she doesn't believe in them. She thinks symptoms will be present before TM numbers rise.
My onc and breast surgeon did see me every 3 months for follow up for 2 years and then will go to every 6 months for 3 years.
The only reason I recieved brain MRI's is because I have had headaches for years and my neurologist is very proactive and she wanted them done every 6 months for the first 2.5 yrs.
Any other tests that I could talk my onc. into I did. That was for my peace of mind. But not every one needs that. (It's my control issue) The tests your reading about, some oncs are proactive in getting them for there patients and others go by ASCO standards. Some of these ladies might have had symptoms that they needed to rule out. I don't think your missing out on anything unless you do. It's really what you need to feel comfortable. That is how I look at it anyway, but that is just me.