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Esther · 11-07-2007, 08:28 AM

John, you and your wife can make the treatment decision based on your options and what you feel is right for your case. You don't have to convince the DR's of it. Just make your choice and go with it.

So if after careful consideration, you decide that gamma knife is the choice you want, choose a facility and Dr's you trust and have it done there.

In Jan 06 I had a single lesion found in my cerebellum, I went to a local facility and they pressured me to go with WBR before SRS, saying that we couldn't know if there was seeding to other locations present. I went for 2 other opinions, and ultimately declined WBR, did SRS, and that was the right decision for me.

11-07-2007, 08:28 AM	#6
Esther Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 484	John, you and your wife can make the treatment decision based on your options and what you feel is right for your case. You don't have to convince the DR's of it. Just make your choice and go with it. So if after careful consideration, you decide that gamma knife is the choice you want, choose a facility and Dr's you trust and have it done there. In Jan 06 I had a single lesion found in my cerebellum, I went to a local facility and they pressured me to go with WBR before SRS, saying that we couldn't know if there was seeding to other locations present. I went for 2 other opinions, and ultimately declined WBR, did SRS, and that was the right decision for me.