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Jen, I asked this question a few months back and heres what everyone told me. False positives are far more common than false negatives. Things light up all the time that just plainly arent cancer. My dad had something light up in his neck that turned out not to be cancer. I know that false negatives, although not unheard of... dont happen nearly as much as a false positive. Hope this helps Jamie

Nina, That is a VERY scary thing to have happened to you. I hope that you can go back to feeling comfortable very soon. I guess you can say that you were luck to have been asleep, cause god knows what would have happened. So sorry you have this adding to your stress level Jamie

Francine, Im sorry we didnt know either... but want to wish you the best of luck with your surgery... SO... GOOD LUCK! Jamie

Joni, I, like everyone else cant believe the way things are going for you, robert, alex, and your whole family. Im prayin for you guys. I hope for a turn around. Stay strong Jamie

Shirley, Just want to diddo what everyone else has already said. Good Luck with the upcoming tests, were all pullin for you! Jamie

I too am sorry to hear about your mother. It always makes me mad to hear that this horrible disease took someone from someone else who loved them to early. My deepest sympathy Jamie

Jane, Hope all the "anniversarys" are easy on you. They are bound to be tough,,, but you'll get through... Your strong Jamie

Denise, Welcome to the posting side of the board! Glad you finally decided to post. Thanks for all your kind words about all of us. If ever you have any questions or any input at all, were here Best wishes to your mom Jamie

Don, What your mom is going through is normal. Im sorry to hear that she is not feeling well, but hopefully with time it will go away. As far as her fear, that is normal too. My dad just got news that he was clear of all cancer including his tumor (he had surgery 2 weeks ago)...great news right??? You would think so.. my dad is so worried that at the next tests they will find something new or something they missed that hes not enjoying the fact that as of this moment hes cancer free! So let her be scared, its normal... but reassure her that everything can turn out fine and let her know that you are there for her no matter what... good or bad. Hope this helps Jamie

Kelly, PM sent to your box! Hope your moms feelin' better soon-you too... Jamie

Ellen, You should post this in the good news forum!!! It is great news...nothing spectacular, just doing well, and that my friend is great news!! As for the hair, I am partial to the grey/white in the picture. When my husband was 18, we tried and tried to dye his hair pure white (a punk rock thing), and couldnt get it that way. Everyone told us "Wait a few years, itll come"! Wishing you the best, and continued good luck and happiness Jamie

Hi everyone, and thanks for all the replies I guess the general vote is that SLURRPIES ARE GOOD!!! Just a quick update, My dad is feeling pretty good today, yesterday was rough. Hes got this swelling that moves around from his neck to his arm and into his chest that he describes as the "water balloon". He called and the nurse told him its normal, but kindof painful. Its gone today so hes feeling pretty good. Thanks for all the good wishes, I hope things keep going so well. My dad is going to come out to our neighborhood carnival tommorow to get out of the house for awhile. I guess hes getting a little sick of my mom and his dog. Thanks again Jamie

Thank you Heather, Fay, Donna, Becky and David! Sometimes I feel so stupid posting questions that I probably should know the answer to. Thanks for the info, I feel better knowing that everyone feels so positive about my dads situation. Im glad I wasnt overly excited! I was RIGHTLY excited. I guess this is the best we could have hoped for! Thanks again Jamie

Very scary, thanks for the info. Jamie

David, So sorry Im late in posting. Dont know how I missed this post so many times! Sorry that this is back, but you seem to be in pretty good shape mentally and this will help! Thinkin of you. Stay strong! Jamie

Cheryl & Jack, Glad to see that Cheryl is feeling better. Hope it continues! Jamie

Wishing and hoping that Charlie feels better soon. Jamie

And the same to you! Jamie

I sincerely hope things start to turn around for you guys. You have alot of confusing things going on. Ive never heard of such side effects from med's but I suspect that anything is possible in this crazy business. I hope your dad starts to get back to normal. Best wishes and good luck to you Jamie

Great news!!! This is a day for celebration! Take a trip and just relax! Jamie

Bud, Congrats, and Congrats!!! Both on your wedding anniversary and on being a survivor! Make this day count... its a special one! Jamie

Call the onc.- if for no other reason than to ease your mind. Its part of their job to inform the patients so not to worry themselves sick! Jamie

Karen, Thank you for your thoughts... youve brightened my day! Jamie

nandie, My dad had some pain for about 3 weeks after the radiation ended. Hes all good now, and has no pain whatsoever... Hope it goes away soon, Jamie

Hi everyone! Just looking for all your wisdom and expierences again... I have a few questions in general that I have been wondering about, here goes... 1. Now that my dad had his PET, CT, biopsy, surgery ect... and everything was clean and taken out... what now... what I mean is, is he downstaged?, is this NED?, where does this put us? He has no cancer in his lymph.'s. no tumor any more... where do we stand??? And why is it I never hear the term "remission"? Before my dad got cancer, I heard it all the time. People whove had cancer, and then got rid of it. Is this not a term used anymore? 2. Now that surgery is over, he will probably get a round of chemo for a while "to make sure", and then what? Will he be put on med's to try and keep his scans clean and his good condition stable? What meds do they give for that? 3. Now that we have conquered this thing so far, we are scared to death of its high reoccurance rate. What should we be looking for? I know the importance of scheduled scans and tests, but anything else? Thank you in advance for your replies... Jamie