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agness · 11-25-2015, 02:38 PM

Here are a few links that might be helpful in being able to understand symptoms of brain mets. Feel free to add any other references you might have.

Cancer: Four symptoms that could suggest brain metastasis
http://www.cityofhope.org/blog/cance...ain-metastasis

Talking about Symptoms | BrainMetsBC.org
http://www.brainmetsbc.org/en/conten...about-symptoms

Here's s link that discusses the types of neurological testing we undergo with brain mets. You can do some of these in front of a mirror to see how your facial muscle control is, the balance ones can also be done at home. Some of the tests are best done with another person such as touch your nose then touch the moving finger.

http://www.abta.org/brain-tumor-info...ical-exam.html

11-25-2015, 02:38 PM	#1
agness Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 285	For Reference: Symptoms of brain mets Here are a few links that might be helpful in being able to understand symptoms of brain mets. Feel free to add any other references you might have. Cancer: Four symptoms that could suggest brain metastasis http://www.cityofhope.org/blog/cance...ain-metastasis Talking about Symptoms \| BrainMetsBC.org http://www.brainmetsbc.org/en/conten...about-symptoms Here's s link that discusses the types of neurological testing we undergo with brain mets. You can do some of these in front of a mirror to see how your facial muscle control is, the balance ones can also be done at home. Some of the tests are best done with another person such as touch your nose then touch the moving finger. http://www.abta.org/brain-tumor-info...ical-exam.html __________________ Dx 2/14 3b HER2+/HR- left breast, left axilla, internal mammary node (behind breast bone). Neoadjuvant TCHP 3/14-7/2. PCR 8/14 LX and SND. 10/21-12/9 Proton therapy to chest wall. Dx 7/20/15 cerebellar met 3.5x5cm HER2+/HR-/GATA3+ 7/23/15 Craniotomy. 7/29/15 bone scan clear. 8/3/15 PET clean scan. LINAC SRS (5 fractions) Sept 2015. 9/17/15 CSF NED, 9/24/15 CSF NED, 11/2/15 CSF NED. 10/27/15 atypical uptake in right cerebellum - inflammation? 12/1/15 Leptomeningeal dx. Starting IT Herceptin. 1/16 - 16 fractions of tomotherapy to cerebellum, break of IT Herceptin during rads, resume at 100 mg weekly 3/2016 - stable scan 5/2016 stable scan 7/2016 pseudoprogression? 9/2016 more LM, start new chemo protocol and IV therapy treatment with HBOT 11/2016 Cyberknife to temporal lobe, HBOT just prior 12/2016 - lesions starting to show shrinkage 8/2017 - Stable since Dec 2016. Temporal lobe lesion gone. Using TCM, naturopathic oncology, physical therapy, chiro, massage, medical qigong, and energetic healing modalities in tandem. Stops at nothing. Mother of 2 boys - ages 7 and 10 (8/2017) and a lovely partner with lots to live for.