I'm in shock!!. Radiotherapy due to start. CT scan done. Then today got a phone call..... Pole test positive. No treatment required. I can't believe it!!!. Apparently they don't give treatment as the pole positive means excellent prognosis?. I still can't believe it
I have 3 monthly CT scans and then an appointment for results and an internal exam. When I spoke to my consultant a couple of weeks ago she said she’s going to review that when I’m a year post op. Apparently because the POLE mutation is a recent discovery there are no set rules and some hospitals have different follow ups.
Linda xx
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