is getting scans a good idea?

[Audrey]

Julie, I was in your same position a few years ago--my onc. did not recommend scans after my treatment for the same reasons you mentioned. For me, that was something I could agree with. I was SO anxious about getting scans and had a miserable experience undergoing a CAT scan after the initial diagnosis to check for mets--turns out I was allergic to the iodine constrast dye that they use and started breaking out in hives/freaking out in the CAT scan tube...I think I am really in the minority of people on this board who do NOT get regular scans, but as long as I am not having any symptoms, my onc and I feel that is okay. By the way, I was diagnosed in 2001 and am looking forward to 5 years of survival this summer! (Stage III, er/pr negative, Her2+, large tumor, many lymph nodes, treated with A/C, Taxol, rads, Herceptin)