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StephN · 09-23-2005, 01:23 PM

Kim, and all -
My brain mets were growing without ANY symptoms. This is because they were in my cerebellum or lower brain. There was one clue - my CEA tumor marker was slowly rising. The large met behind my left ear was one inch in diameter when I had my scan. A smaller one was about a quarter inch. I had Gamma Knife and did notice a little effect to my thinking. Since I was on the Decadron which is very strong, I thought that could have been the cause. The length of time to blast the large tumor was about 55 miinutes and this also caused me to lose some hair and it kept thinning for several weeks. Otherwise, the whole procedure was painless to actual tumor sites.

Best wishes to you all with or without brain mets. I feel optimistic about my mets being "goners."

09-23-2005, 01:23 PM	#10
StephN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Misty woods of WA State Posts: 4,128	Kim, and all - My brain mets were growing without ANY symptoms. This is because they were in my cerebellum or lower brain. There was one clue - my CEA tumor marker was slowly rising. The large met behind my left ear was one inch in diameter when I had my scan. A smaller one was about a quarter inch. I had Gamma Knife and did notice a little effect to my thinking. Since I was on the Decadron which is very strong, I thought that could have been the cause. The length of time to blast the large tumor was about 55 miinutes and this also caused me to lose some hair and it kept thinning for several weeks. Otherwise, the whole procedure was painless to actual tumor sites. Best wishes to you all with or without brain mets. I feel optimistic about my mets being "goners."