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Esther · 06-29-2006, 08:03 AM

Al, Dr. Black at UCLA said that the SRS procedure I underwent had a high possibility of causing the lesion to dissolve within 12 months. I'm hoping it will be gone in 6 months. If the lesion does not dissolve on it's own, then other measures are considered.

So for now, we just monitor and as long as it's all healthy tissue and the lesion is decreasing in size, it's all good.

StephN, Cedars-Sinai has an MRI machine that picks up alot more detail. That's why I went there instead of having the MRI at Loma Linda Univ, which is alot closer to my home. LLUMC's machine is like you mentioned, unable to pick up anything smaller than about 2 mm. My onc suggested I go back to Cedars-Sinai because of the type of MRI machine they have there.

06-29-2006, 08:03 AM	#5
Esther Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 484	Al, Dr. Black at UCLA said that the SRS procedure I underwent had a high possibility of causing the lesion to dissolve within 12 months. I'm hoping it will be gone in 6 months. If the lesion does not dissolve on it's own, then other measures are considered. So for now, we just monitor and as long as it's all healthy tissue and the lesion is decreasing in size, it's all good. StephN, Cedars-Sinai has an MRI machine that picks up alot more detail. That's why I went there instead of having the MRI at Loma Linda Univ, which is alot closer to my home. LLUMC's machine is like you mentioned, unable to pick up anything smaller than about 2 mm. My onc suggested I go back to Cedars-Sinai because of the type of MRI machine they have there.