List of cancer worries yields good news

Published: August 21, 2007, 5:00 am

Tags: adriamycin, cancer, colonoscopy, digital, heart, herceptin, list, lymph, mammogram, mri, node, oncologist, questions, radiation, ultrasound, worries

Filed under: Cancer SurvivorsYesterday, I saw my oncologist for one of my every-three-month follow-up visits. As always, I went armed with my list of questions -- which is really my list of worries -- and one by one, I rattled them off. On a little sticky note, I had written: Lymph node Digital mammogram Next MRI Heart Colonoscopy And this is what my doctor had to say about my concerns of the day: The occasionally-swollen lymph node on the right side of my neck is nothing to worry about. It wasn't even palpable today. When it is, it's normal. He promises. It's time for my next digital mammogram and ultrasound too. I will be contacted soon with my appointment. After consulting with another oncologist, it was determined I will continue receiving breast MRI scans. Not always are they recommended for women who have already had breast cancer. But for me, with my "enhanced" and very dense breast tissue, they are in order. If I feel no symptoms,

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