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Treatment Options => Radiation / Radiosurgery => Topic started by: grammyslim on May 26, 2012, 09:20:26 am

Title: Radio Surgery
Post by: grammyslim on May 26, 2012, 09:20:26 am

Having mine on Tuesday 5/29
found this article

http://www.rtanswers.org/treatmentinformation/treatmenttypes/stereotacticradiation.aspx

Title: Re: Radio Surgery
Post by: MDemisay on May 26, 2012, 04:07:27 pm

Good luck! I'll add you to my prayer list on Monday! God is with you!

Mike

Title: Re: Radio Surgery
Post by: james e on May 29, 2012, 11:41:56 am

Thinking of you today!

James

Title: Re: Radio Surgery
Post by: LizAN on May 29, 2012, 02:46:00 pm

grammyslim,

Please let us know how it went.  We are all pulling for you!

Liz

Title: Re: Radio Surgery
Post by: JWW on May 29, 2012, 04:34:55 pm

Great article! I have been thinking about you all day, yes please give us updates when you feel like it. Speedy recovery.

JW

Title: Re: Radio Surgery
Post by: grammyslim on May 30, 2012, 06:54:58 pm

Thanks for thoughts and prayers.
Everything went well  it was a long day waiting for the treatment plan to be finalized.  I slept a lot -
had headache while waiting (probably cause by lack of coffee and food) given meds for pain
also had headache after frame removal - given pain meds - and some to take home which I only used once last night
slept most of today - starting to feel like myself this evening - hope to be out and about on my own by the weekend
Dr. Teh said everything went well - very nice group of folks working in this area at Methodist - very attentive and caring.  Happy with my decision to stay close to home.

Title: Re: Radio Surgery
Post by: LizAN on May 30, 2012, 09:16:00 pm

Awesome news, grammyslim!  Thanks for the update, and keep us posted.

Liz

Title: Re: Radio Surgery
Post by: Jim Scott on May 31, 2012, 12:53:20 pm

Congratulations!  I'm pleased to learn that the procedure went well and that you're getting back to normal.  :)

Jim

Title: Re: Radio Surgery
Post by: grammyslim on August 03, 2012, 01:29:58 pm

OK - so there is life after radio surgery.  Understand that all our treatments are different and our responses to out treatments are different.  BUT . . .
One month out - I was riding roller coasters, and walking the historical district of Philadelphia.  Also walked Williamsburg.

 I had some ringing in the ear about 3 weeks post - that's gone.  Had some numbness of the mouth like just being at the dentist (gone).  I am rocking and rolling along even better than before as a matter of fact it seems like I have more energy during the day.  Still get tired in the late evening but not sure if it's related.

Just saying hang in there - smile - life is good.

Title: Re: Radio Surgery
Post by: MDemisay on August 03, 2012, 01:51:02 pm

Grammyslim,


Bravo! Glad to hear it! I went in for Gamma Knife just a half a month after you. Have had some intermittent stress like headaches but nothing worse. I like your news, keep going!

Mike