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StephN · 10-05-2005, 01:10 PM

Hi Kristen -
Thanks for the last post - this make a lot more sense.

I sure hope that by now Wendy has had a consult with a good team of brain specialists. In my case they also gave me a choice of surgery to remove the large tumor. Since I wanted Gamma Knife for the smaller one, I opted for Gamma Knife only. The smaller one has completely disappeared, and I have some scarring where the larger one was.

I went with the Gamma Knife as it is accuarate to 1mm and does not have the other risks of open surgery such as possible infection. My blood counts were all normal, but for someone with low counts a surgery has increased risk.
Just a little more food for thought.

10-05-2005, 01:10 PM	#8
StephN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Misty woods of WA State Posts: 4,128	Surgery also an option Hi Kristen - Thanks for the last post - this make a lot more sense. I sure hope that by now Wendy has had a consult with a good team of brain specialists. In my case they also gave me a choice of surgery to remove the large tumor. Since I wanted Gamma Knife for the smaller one, I opted for Gamma Knife only. The smaller one has completely disappeared, and I have some scarring where the larger one was. I went with the Gamma Knife as it is accuarate to 1mm and does not have the other risks of open surgery such as possible infection. My blood counts were all normal, but for someone with low counts a surgery has increased risk. Just a little more food for thought.