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caya · 03-01-2011, 11:04 AM

I get a breast MRI and digial mammo - 1 x per year each, 6 months apart- onc. orders these.
I also get a vaginal/pelvic ultrasound 1x/year - this is ordered by my GP or ob/gyn - I ask for it, they order it.

Bloodwork 2 or 3x/year - GP orders this.

I get a bone density about every 18 months - ordered by GP.

That's it, unless I have symptoms - once had a 6 day headache just after finishing chemo, had a brain CT. All clear.

Otherwise, nada. I think that is the standard of care in Ontario Canada for stage 1 BC survivors.

all the best
caya

03-01-2011, 11:04 AM	#11
caya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,320	Re: is getting scans a good idea? I get a breast MRI and digial mammo - 1 x per year each, 6 months apart- onc. orders these. I also get a vaginal/pelvic ultrasound 1x/year - this is ordered by my GP or ob/gyn - I ask for it, they order it. Bloodwork 2 or 3x/year - GP orders this. I get a bone density about every 18 months - ordered by GP. That's it, unless I have symptoms - once had a 6 day headache just after finishing chemo, had a brain CT. All clear. Otherwise, nada. I think that is the standard of care in Ontario Canada for stage 1 BC survivors. all the best caya __________________ ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+ 1.7 cm and 1.0 cm. Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested) MRM Dec.18/06 3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08 Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012 BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so. Reclast infusion January 2012 Oopherectomy October 2013 15 Years NED!!