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07-13-2005, 05:30 AM

My onc has the same philosophy on scanning, however, I asked for a brain MRI 6 months ago and he poo-pooed the idea since I had no symptems. Well, lo and behold Mid May of this year I began to get dizzy, ran an MRI and found a 3cm cystic tumor in my cerebellum which I had to have a craneotomy performed. I also hav a .4cm tumor in my thalmos and a .3cm tumor in my cerebellum. I go in for Gamma tomorrow to zap all 3. I wonder if I could have avoided brain surgery and have had 2 gammas. Hindsight is 20/20. The steroids stink!!! I am stage 4,HER2, never NED and dx Jan 2003 currently on Abraxane. I still work and lead a fairly normal life, which is what my onc aims for. I see him Friday and will ask about a PET scan soon. I'm currently getting chest x rays periodicly.

07-13-2005, 05:30 AM	#2
Cindy H. Guest Posts: n/a	My onc has the same philosophy on scanning, however, I asked for a brain MRI 6 months ago and he poo-pooed the idea since I had no symptems. Well, lo and behold Mid May of this year I began to get dizzy, ran an MRI and found a 3cm cystic tumor in my cerebellum which I had to have a craneotomy performed. I also hav a .4cm tumor in my thalmos and a .3cm tumor in my cerebellum. I go in for Gamma tomorrow to zap all 3. I wonder if I could have avoided brain surgery and have had 2 gammas. Hindsight is 20/20. The steroids stink!!! I am stage 4,HER2, never NED and dx Jan 2003 currently on Abraxane. I still work and lead a fairly normal life, which is what my onc aims for. I see him Friday and will ask about a PET scan soon. I'm currently getting chest x rays periodicly.