Hi Kellee, I had no further testing prior to chemo, it was pretty standard treatment for my diagnosis so it's a decision based on the fact that statistics show that there is a % increase in long term remission/survival rates if you throw chemo at the cancer as well as clearing what you can via surgery (and rads). Personally, it's not an easy decision as I found it hard suddenly to be thinking of my life in percentage rates, and to be perfectly honest I'm not even sure what my decision would be today even with a year of knowledge and experience under my belt. That said, I feel so good to have it behind me and have good health return and glad that I've done what I could. I did my entire treatment via public health btw, excellent care and very few additional expenses.