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Rolepaul · 01-13-2013, 08:49 PM

With Nina, we started at 40 mg and had them give typical steroids for methotrexate or gammaknife. We went four weeks at that dose, then went to 1.5 mg/kg weekly. If someone is at 70 kg (154 pounds) go to 1.5 x70 or 105 mg. Congrats on taking things into your own hands. You will sign the can not sue paper every time, but it sure beats the alternatives. Again, since I am not a doctor, this is what I would did for Nina. I cannot give you medical advice, only assist you in making a good judgement. Have them do MRI scans at monthly periods until there is nothing showing on the MRI scans. If they pull fluid, have them check glucose and protein. Then protein should spike and come down. The glucose should come up. No cancer cells should get protein and glucose to normal. Again, this is what happened with Nina.

01-13-2013, 08:49 PM	#22
Rolepaul Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Boulder Colorado as of January 2013 Posts: 391	Re: brain mets With Nina, we started at 40 mg and had them give typical steroids for methotrexate or gammaknife. We went four weeks at that dose, then went to 1.5 mg/kg weekly. If someone is at 70 kg (154 pounds) go to 1.5 x70 or 105 mg. Congrats on taking things into your own hands. You will sign the can not sue paper every time, but it sure beats the alternatives. Again, since I am not a doctor, this is what I would did for Nina. I cannot give you medical advice, only assist you in making a good judgement. Have them do MRI scans at monthly periods until there is nothing showing on the MRI scans. If they pull fluid, have them check glucose and protein. Then protein should spike and come down. The glucose should come up. No cancer cells should get protein and glucose to normal. Again, this is what happened with Nina.