[penelope]

I am er/pr- negative and the onco test is only for er+ women so I did not have it. When I worked out the numbers with her using adjuvant onling I found that the absolute difference statistically with and with out taxol was only 1% and given my favorable prognosis combined with such a small tumor she pursuaded me not to take taxol. However I pursuaded her to give me herceptin so I guess it was a wash.

As to scans I had a pet/ct scan before I had any surgery. This was not suggested by the doctor but my uncle who paid for the test independently. I have also had a liver ultrsound because I was experiencing some symptoms from a gall bladder, a chest xray and head ct because I wound up in the emergency room during chemo. I guess in the emergency room they just check everything because they do not want to get sued. Oh and I had a bone scan. Everything has come back clear. So I elected no Taxol. I think the pet/ct scan was my biggest decision maker for this. It picked up the tiny tumor in my breast 7mm but everything else was clear.