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10-24-2005, 07:54 PM

As many know by now I was diagnosed 5.5 years ago with stage 3b bc with her2+++. After one year I had a single lesion brain met that was 3 cm. I was treated with a craniotomy and radiation to the brain. I got another brain met a year later but very tiny 7mm so I got another craniotomy. Two years later I had a third met and got gamma knife. I have been NED else where. I have been on Herceptin for one year. The gamma knife is non-invasive and a one day proceedure. It does not hurt and works over a period of a couple of months. The only down side I have had with the gamma knife is scar tissue. When I get my brain MRI's every 90 days they can never tell if it is another brain met or scar tissue. But that has been the only down side. It is a very easy proceedure and you feel fine. No side effects, no drugs, no cuts- it is actually pretty easy. Are you getting WBR also?

10-24-2005, 07:54 PM	#4
Annemarie Guest Posts: n/a	brain mets As many know by now I was diagnosed 5.5 years ago with stage 3b bc with her2+++. After one year I had a single lesion brain met that was 3 cm. I was treated with a craniotomy and radiation to the brain. I got another brain met a year later but very tiny 7mm so I got another craniotomy. Two years later I had a third met and got gamma knife. I have been NED else where. I have been on Herceptin for one year. The gamma knife is non-invasive and a one day proceedure. It does not hurt and works over a period of a couple of months. The only down side I have had with the gamma knife is scar tissue. When I get my brain MRI's every 90 days they can never tell if it is another brain met or scar tissue. But that has been the only down side. It is a very easy proceedure and you feel fine. No side effects, no drugs, no cuts- it is actually pretty easy. Are you getting WBR also?