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Old 07-29-2012, 03:01 PM   #1
tricia keegan
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Re: Brain MRI

I dont get any scans unless I report symptoms or pain and have never had a brain scan!
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Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive
A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr
Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06
Currently taking Arimidex..
June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density.
Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc.
2014 Normal Dexa scan
2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!
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Old 07-29-2012, 03:35 PM   #2
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Re: Brain MRI

Tricia,

I firmly believe that you are entitled to your opinion. I think there is a good arguement for more frequent MRIs of the brain based on my wife's situation, but my bias is that this might not have lead to 30 months of tremendously expensive healthcare, emotional roller coaster, and seven months of separation from one another. If it had been found earlier, we could have had Gamma Knife treatment locally and likely be living a much better life. In your situation, nothing happened, as is the case 70% of the time. It might not be worth it in your case, but the outcome of my wife, Nina, might have been much better with a finding 12 months earlier.

If the MRI can let you hear the train far enough down the tracks, you can get out of the stalled car before the train kills you. We got lucky and are recovering from the train hitting the car while Nina was close. Now we are paying the penalty.
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