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rentrac · 08-15-2007, 06:00 PM

Had my 3rd MRI yesterday after Gamma Knife in April for 2 brain mets, the most frightening was a 2.9cm tumor in the right cerebellum. I loved the news: at least 50% shrinkage from the original and considered scar tissue, now, by my neurosurgeon. ( I imagine them as dead bugs lying on their backs with feet in the air and big Xs where their eyes are... just shells of their former selves). Best of all- no new mets found. I'm currently on Tykerb and Xeloda; we gave up on herceptin.

By the way Tousled, have you ever had Cyber knife before? Had my first experience with a mediastinal node last May. I couldn't help but think of it as a mechanical, gentle and curious Tyrannosaurus Rex that kept moving around looking at me with it's head upside down. I almost got the giggles during the treatments!
Rentrac

08-15-2007, 06:00 PM	#9
rentrac Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Eastern NC Posts: 65	Had my 3rd MRI yesterday after Gamma Knife in April for 2 brain mets, the most frightening was a 2.9cm tumor in the right cerebellum. I loved the news: at least 50% shrinkage from the original and considered scar tissue, now, by my neurosurgeon. ( I imagine them as dead bugs lying on their backs with feet in the air and big Xs where their eyes are... just shells of their former selves). Best of all- no new mets found. I'm currently on Tykerb and Xeloda; we gave up on herceptin. By the way Tousled, have you ever had Cyber knife before? Had my first experience with a mediastinal node last May. I couldn't help but think of it as a mechanical, gentle and curious Tyrannosaurus Rex that kept moving around looking at me with it's head upside down. I almost got the giggles during the treatments! Rentrac __________________ Oct. 2003: Dx age 48, Stage IIIA Ductal Ca. dense dose neoadjuvent AC. BrCa 1&2 -, ER+, PR-, Her2+. 2004: R mastectomy, 3+ nodes, dense doseTaxotere ( allergic), total hysterectomy, radiationx36 . Tamoxifen x6 mo., Arimidex x9 mo. Jan. '06: Multi left metastatic nodes left neck. Stage IV. Taxol, Carboplatin (allergic to both), Herceptin, radiationx27. Herceptin cont'd. 1 mediastinal met in old rad field. April: 2 brain mets - Rcerebellar, Ltemporal lobe. Gammaknife. Stop Herceptin, Start Tykerb. May: CyberKnife-mediastinal node, Zometa restart. July: New RLung mets. Xeloda add. Jan. 2008: CT: Lung mets shrinking. Fatty liver w/increased liver function panel. Feb '08: MRI: brain mets back, 2nd GammaKnife. June: Migraine headaches from cerebellar tumor. Team for WBR - Choose Craniotomy on Cerebellum only. Aug: Crainiotomy successful. Sept: PET -right lung apex clean; left internal mammary artery appears malignant. Herceptin in future. Left mastectomy?