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I have to say that if I had an Oncologist who wouldn't give me the tests, I would find a new Oncologist. This is our life we are talking about. Mine is giving me CT scans every 6 weeks till we clear the mets up. Then I will be doing scans every 3 months for the first year and every 6 months there after. I got paranoid about brain mets and he ordered a scan for me right away, he said that I wouldn't feel better unless we got the scan. Because of the HER2 chance of brain mets, he said that we are going to keep close eye on it and do the scans regularly. Sometime when you wait for symtoms to develope it may be too late. I still believe it's better to catch early when there may be only one spot than to wait for symptoms and have numerous tumors. I have to say that I have a young Oncologist who is very sympathetic with young children himself. He did his internship at one of the finest hospitals in the country and is just a joy to be around. He's really into making his patient feel secure, which is something I need...sherryg683
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