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Treatment Options => Radiation / Radiosurgery => Topic started by: BevM on May 15, 2007, 07:55:03 am

Title: 6 mos. post treatment
Post by: BevM on May 15, 2007, 07:55:03 am

Hello everyone:  I had my six mos. follow-up with Stanford last Friday and the good new is that the Tumor is showing signs of shrinkage and DEATH!!  Dr. Adler tells me that it could be that the symtoms have not changed because of the swelling and dying process.  He reported that the shrinkage is more than he would have anticipated at this time and he has hope that the symtoms will resolve, at least to some degree, in time. He did put me on a short course of Methylprednisolone to see if that will help with the swelling.  This is a glucocorticoid!!  I have only heard about Presnisone or Decadron on the forum and thought that would be what was prescribed, so was surprised when I picked up the prescription.  I guess it is generic for Medrol!?  Have to ask some questions. 
For those of you exploring treatment decisions I have to say I am happy with my choice for Cyberknife.

Blessings to all.

Bev

Title: Re: 6 mos. post treatment
Post by: ppearl214 on May 15, 2007, 08:08:51 am

Bev,

I'm doing the happy dance for you! Congrats, congrats! Great news!  I was given a short course of ibuprofen for some of my minor symptoms and that seems to do the trick. We know Dr. Adler is the top of the line when it comes to this and I would ask him about the meds....

Congratulations and continued wellness to you!!! :)

*does happy dance around office... bumps into file cabinet*   :P

Phyl

Title: Re: 6 mos. post treatment
Post by: Derek on May 15, 2007, 01:12:09 pm

Hi Bev...

Congrats on the great news at such an early stage....best wishes for a total necrosis.

Regards

Derek

Title: Re: 6 mos. post treatment
Post by: gregsh on May 15, 2007, 03:48:13 pm

Congratulations on the good news ;D  I was diagnosed with a AN about 2 months ago and I have decided to head west to Stanford and let Dr. Adler zap it.  It's encouraging to hear such a positive story.

Title: Re: 6 mos. post treatment
Post by: flier58 on May 15, 2007, 04:53:21 pm

Hi Bev,
What a wonderful news!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D
Flier58

Title: Re: 6 mos. post treatment
Post by: Sue on May 16, 2007, 12:29:49 am

Hooray!  Death to tumors!!

Congrats on the good news.

Sue in Vancouver

Title: Re: 6 mos. post treatment
Post by: BevM on May 16, 2007, 08:19:32 am

Thanks for all your good thoughts and cheers!!

Bev

Title: Re: 6 mos. post treatment
Post by: marystro on May 29, 2007, 07:24:08 pm

Congratulations!  Sue...

I had a dream the other night --- everyone who got zapped by CK had a big reunion years later...  we had so much fun that even the doctors were all dancing happy dance with Phyl and all....  of course, I was not a good dancer, kept stepping on everyone's feet... ;D

Mary