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Cat · 03-15-2014, 07:36 AM

Debsing,
There is soooo much hope. I have had 2 clean MRIs since surgery and cyberknife for larger mets than yours sound. My Drs sound very positive and even if they come back the cyber or gamma can be redone.
The cyberknife was very easy, I was able to drive myself and felt quite normal after. I had a mask formed one day and treatment was 3 days in a row that took about an hour and a 1/2 from walking in to leaving. I'm not sure but gamma may be one appt. but longer because they attach a frame to your head to prevent movement.
The fear can take over if you let it but all in all it was much easier than chemo. I think it becomes more intense because it is the brain but it is also very treatable.
Good luck, let us know how it goes,
Cathy

03-15-2014, 07:36 AM	#4
Cat Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 184	Re: progression to brain Debsing, There is soooo much hope. I have had 2 clean MRIs since surgery and cyberknife for larger mets than yours sound. My Drs sound very positive and even if they come back the cyber or gamma can be redone. The cyberknife was very easy, I was able to drive myself and felt quite normal after. I had a mask formed one day and treatment was 3 days in a row that took about an hour and a 1/2 from walking in to leaving. I'm not sure but gamma may be one appt. but longer because they attach a frame to your head to prevent movement. The fear can take over if you let it but all in all it was much easier than chemo. I think it becomes more intense because it is the brain but it is also very treatable. Good luck, let us know how it goes, Cathy __________________ 3/06 DX stage III er-pr-her2+++ breast, 1+node age 49 and 364 days 3XAC 4X taxol and herceptin continue herceptin one year bilat mastectomy w/TRAM 32 rads 9/08 recurrance 4 sternal nodes mediastinoscopy, able to remove 3 taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin, x6 continue herceptin indefinately 5/10 recurrance in same node/area mediastinoscopy, removed nodes added tykerb 27 rads 10/18/10 PET shows inflammation no active disease 8/2011 recurrence one right mediastinal node, xeloda and proton radiation to node. D/C xeloda due to toxicity 12/5 PET scan clear 2/2012 colon blockage, breast cancer (never thought it could go there! thought I was constipated) start abraxane, herceptin, continue tykerb 10/2012 Kidney ablation (renal CA!) 3/2013 CT and biopsy R kidney (BC met to R kidney) 4/4/2013 Begin Kadcyla 7/30/13 Craniotomy cerebellar mets, 1.7cm 3cm Sept 4-6 post op cyberknife Sept 23 ablation right kidney (blow up pesky breast ca met) Oct headaches MRI Oct 10 (only surgical changes ! Yay!) Short of breath. CT, pulmonary function, echo New crap in right lung heart good. Pooh! 12/13 DC kadcyla. Begin halaven 2/14 MRI brain NED Yay! 4/3/14 CT mostly stable but breast mets r kidney growing 4/16/14 ablation right kidney again Continue halaven, tykerb dc halaven gemzar? 2nd opinion May 14