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Maria, Like you, I don't want any extra beams of radiation on me at all if I can avoid it. I know my onc just recently *tried* her best to talk me into a CT of brain INSTEAD of MRI of my brain. I told her I WANT the MRI...the CT is radiation. She always pushes CT's and x-rays...but in my case I think its all about cost to her. A CT is about $450 verses $2000 for MRI.
I have been exposed to enough radiation, so any chance I get I certainly avoid it. If you have a PET coming up...I would pass up the chest x-ray since the PET should be able to pick up anything an x-ray can and more.
Ask your onc if its really necessary? I do believe a PET & CT scan is radiation too. I am NOT sure which one has more...the x-ray, or PET/CT? But again...if you have a PET coming up soon...I would stick to that.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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