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10-21-2005, 09:18 PM

Hi,
I totally understand Patty and her decision that works best for her. I have felt this way many times during my 5 1/2 year battle with bc and brain mets. I have had a primary breast tumor and mets to the brain only. I was diagnosed at 32. I did A/C and T in 2000. My hair grew back and then I got a 3cm brain met in the back of my head. So the doctor told me I needed WBR and my hair would probably grow back in patches. Well that is all I needed to hear (however silly that may seem). So I had a craniotomy and partial brain radiation. A year later the brain mets (tiny 7mm) came back to the top of my head (the area that was not treated). Then I had the upper part of my head treated. I do regret not following my doctors recommendations. My reasons were mostly vanity vs. clinical information. This is a personal decision and not one that is right or wrong.

10-21-2005, 09:18 PM	#13
Annemarie Guest Posts: n/a	brain mets/WBR Hi, I totally understand Patty and her decision that works best for her. I have felt this way many times during my 5 1/2 year battle with bc and brain mets. I have had a primary breast tumor and mets to the brain only. I was diagnosed at 32. I did A/C and T in 2000. My hair grew back and then I got a 3cm brain met in the back of my head. So the doctor told me I needed WBR and my hair would probably grow back in patches. Well that is all I needed to hear (however silly that may seem). So I had a craniotomy and partial brain radiation. A year later the brain mets (tiny 7mm) came back to the top of my head (the area that was not treated). Then I had the upper part of my head treated. I do regret not following my doctors recommendations. My reasons were mostly vanity vs. clinical information. This is a personal decision and not one that is right or wrong.