Question to Joe or Christine
 

Joe or Christine, How often do you recommend Brain mri's Also wasn't Chrstine disease free in the brain since 98 or 99? Was this just a routine check up--is chemo in the picture--that is, is it advised? God Speed. Ceesun

Once you are diagnosed with brain mets, as Christine was in 1999, it is recommended that you do follow up MRI's on a regular basis. Christine and her radiation oncologist felt that every 6 months should be suffiicient.

Now that she had a recent recurrence, they will do follow up MRI's every 3 months for the first year and then every 6 months after that if she has no further problems.

Both Christine and Dr. Hodgens, her radiation oncologist are very optimistic at this point.

Regards
Joe

thanks, Joe-she and you are in my prayers. Ceesun..Cathy