Forum: her2group
02-04-2011, 04:04 PM
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Re: Help! Brain mets besides lung mets
Karla,
I'm glad that the procedure is over and the three tumors were zapped. You've had a long day. Now take some time to relax and pat yourself on the back for a job well done.
Joan
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Forum: her2group
01-26-2011, 01:58 PM
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Re: Help! Brain mets besides lung mets
Karla,
Sorry I missed your post about the cancellation, but it's good that the surgery was cancelled. Gamma Knife is less invasive and just one shot to do the job.
Steph's procedure worked out...
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Forum: her2group
01-26-2011, 01:25 PM
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Re: Help! Brain mets besides lung mets
Karla,
I too was disappointed about having surgery rather than targeted radiation alone, but all has worked out so far.
The radiation oncologist said he could do only radiation if I wanted that...
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Forum: her2group
01-09-2011, 08:36 PM
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Re: Help! Brain mets besides lung mets
Karla,
Brenda who has a lot of experience with brain mets pretty much said it all. But I'd like to add that my single 2.6 cm tumor was treated with surgery and then Varian IMRT. I had five dosages...
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