Brain Mets

Hi,
I think I got some good news today on my brain mets. I was diagnosed in 5/00 with bc and have been NED everywhere else but brain mets 3 single lesions 3 times. My last lesion was 10/04 5mm and we used stereotactic surgery. On August 1st the MRI showed a change so my oncologist strongly recommended getting another craniotomy rather than stereo but I insisted that I first meet with the stereotactic doctor. The doctor does not feel it is brain mets but just scar tissue from the prior proceedure. We are going to repeat a brain MRI in 6-8 weeks to re-evaluate any changes.

I hate it when doctors can't tell whether a lesion is cancerous or necrosis (scar tissue, just dead). This puts us on pins & needles!

Susie, try to hang in there & keep yourself busy with happy distractions (hobbies, travels, shopping), until it's time for your next MRI. I went through the same thing last year.

Good luck! Please keep us posted when you receive your next MRI results. Take good care!

Susie,

Sorry for the delayed response.

Brain mets treated with Gamma Knife take some time to resolve. I had scarring for over a year before they were no longer detectable.

The success rate for Gamma Knife is 90+ % so I would not be terribly concerned.

Hugs
Christine