bwiley46 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Sorry it has been so long since I logged in or posted but I have been busy taking care of my new grandson! Born 4/23/08 Brandon Jay Wiley (named after his pawpaw Jay), and helping my son thru a messy divorce. My fil has had 2 cycles of chemo and has 1 more radiation treatment of a 7 wk cycle to go. He has done remarkably well, no N&V from chemo. 1 episode of an irreg. hr and chest pain in his 2nd week of radiation. He has had difficulty eating but keeps trying! They have put his chemo on hold to let his body rest from the radiation. The last few weeks he has been very tired, doesn't feel like doing much of anything. My sil and fil saw the radiation oncologist yesterday to see where we stand and they were told that they would do another chest ct in 3 months, that the radiation continues to work for that long. He also stated he would not do another pet scan until 1 yr from the time he had his 1st one (Jan). Now it took 3 mos to get a positive biopsy and the onc says he does not know how lg the primary tumor was when he started rad. in April. I just wanted to get a general concensus , is this the norm? It seems like an awful long time to wait especially since they knew that it was already in the lymph nodes in Jan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraL Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 hey there. I think a CT scan in 3 months time is quite reasonable. Radiation keeps working for many months. I hope the results are great. Keep us posted and congrats on the new grandchild. Take care Sandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don M Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I would feel ok with just a ct scan every 3 months and do a PET scan if something new shows up. Don M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwiley46 Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 Thanks so much for the advice. Its good to know that he is recieving the same type of care. It would be great for him to know if his treatment is working, I know it would encourage him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patti B Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I agree with the other good advice you have gotten. They normally do cat scans much more frequently than PET scans. Hope all goes well and congrats on the new baby..........any pics we can see??? Hugs - Patti B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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