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Good new they are small- I had 15 sessions of WBR in Sept of 2003- for 6 tumors (called them "the dirty half dozen" Dont know if you have heard of the move "The Dirty Dozen") I called it my "Blue light special" as there was a little beam of blue light with each session- I also loved the mask they used (not!) Called that my Hannibal Lector mask (from Silence of the Lambs) For some reason it reminded me of that. I got through all sessions and other than fatigue had no real side effects. I have been on Decadron ever since and have tried to taper off and I think I finally am going to be able to do it. I also lost my hair and it grew back like a reverse Mohawk! For some reason the middle top portion grew back very sparsely . So I have to always wear a hat or wig but that is a small price to pay. I had a follow up CT done in Apirl of this year and found 3 small tumors left over so I had cyberknife done. That obliterated one and shrunk to other two.
One grew just a tiny tiny bit (not enough for my rad onc to be concerned)
The good thing is with Cyberknife it can be done numerous time vs WBR which is a one time deal. It also works on the tumors themselves and not the entire brain. Less damage that way.
Good luck with your treatment! God Bless.. PattyD
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