My wife has almost completed her chemo and the doctor has ordered a CT-Scan. Originally he wanted a PET scan but insurance wouldn’t pay. Is it normal protocol to order a CT-Scan shortly before the end of chemo? I heard that there are often many false positives and negatives and that the scan doesn’t tell you much. She was diagosed with Stage 1 PR+ ER+ HER- last December and had surgery to remove one microscopic tumor. We opted for chemo because the Oncotype score was high. The PA said something about a baseline but I am confused if this is the right way to go.
Hi I’m really sorry you didn’t get a response to your post .I hope this is now resolved but if not you could also ask advice in the Ask the Nurses section .
Hi @rjh18 , and thanks @Jill1998 for tagging me. I too am sorry that nobody replied to your post at the time, but I really hope your wife is recovering well after she completed her chemo. Did she have a CT scan? I think I had a CT scan with an MRI just before I started chemo - but that whole diagnosis time was a bit of a blur so I couldn’t be 100% sure what scans were done, or what they were called. I just agreed to anything that was offered.
If there are any other questions I or others might be able to help you and your wife with, please don’t hesitate to message again. I also had the same ER+/PR+/HER- diagnosis, had chemo, surgery and radiotherapy. If you hit the “@“ button you can then tag someone and get their attention to make sure the message doesn’t get missed. It’s tough being the one supporting the person going through treatment, so if we can help you too please ask. Hugs, Evie