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YellowRobin
6 years agoMember
To scan or not, that is the question!
Hi lovely ladies. I’m seeing my oncologist tomorrow for chemo and radiation regime. I asked him about getting a PET scan before and he advised it could give false positives and doesn’t recommend. It’...
cranky_granny
6 years agoMember
Hi @YellowRobin I'm glad you i have an understanding Dr
I had the base line scan after treatment finished, once I was over the worst of the after effects.
I had the base line scan after treatment finished, once I was over the worst of the after effects.
To me it Was a New starting point And a bit of piece of mind that there was nothing to be seen.
This is just my understanding.
The scans can’t give a precise answer as there are other possible answers IF anything shows up, its one of several tools in the process to the next step really.
I think the biopsy gives the confirmation one way or the other.
To our other bcna people if anyone has a different understanding Please let me know. 😊