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evlin75 · 02-15-2013, 09:23 AM

Susan's MRI is showing some type of increased activity. Could it be from the lumbar puncture truma? We were so hoping for some irradication signs in this last MRI.

At least the Ommaya is now in place and she won't have to use the lumbar area from now on.

02-15-2013, 09:23 AM	#117
evlin75 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 118	Re: Intrathecal (IT) Herceptin (Trastuzumab) for brain mets (Leptomeningeal Metastase Susan's MRI is showing some type of increased activity. Could it be from the lumbar puncture truma? We were so hoping for some irradication signs in this last MRI. At least the Ommaya is now in place and she won't have to use the lumbar area from now on.