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Catherine · 11-29-2010, 09:23 PM

Hi Dianne,

Thanks for your input. Pain gets better with excercise. But weird that it hurts when I lay down at night. Yeah, I wondered about the safety of unneeded scans. I had quite a few scans before they decided a course of treatment for me.

Catherine

11-29-2010, 09:23 PM	#3
Catherine Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 715	Re: Do you get scans with your quarterly checks? Hi Dianne, Thanks for your input. Pain gets better with excercise. But weird that it hurts when I lay down at night. Yeah, I wondered about the safety of unneeded scans. I had quite a few scans before they decided a course of treatment for me. Catherine __________________ Catherine Found my own lump in the shower April 2006 at the age of 58 Stage IIB, ER- PR- HER2+++ multi focal tumors, largest 2.3cm Chemo first: AC/Taxol over 16 weeks Bilateral mastectomy Sep 06 33 rads after the surgery 1 year of Herceptin completed Dec 07 15 years and no recurrence as of April 2021