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Archive => Archives => Topic started by: Mary on September 16, 2005, 06:36:31 am

Title: My Mother....
Post by: Mary on September 16, 2005, 06:36:31 am
Well I can relate to the typing issue.   Yesterday  tried to get mom to type a letter to her brother on the computer.   She was a great secretary and to this day she can tell me how to spell words I have trouble with.  ( I hated english in school )   She had so much trouble typing she threw up everything from lunch.   It was to much thinking for her.   I felt so bad.   I really hope this CK center in KS can help her.

Has anyone ever had a 4 cm tumor?   What did you have done?   How was the out come?

Mary
Title: Re: My Mother....
Post by: russ on September 23, 2005, 09:53:36 pm
Ouch; Mary
  Painful to read Mom's story!
  I hope they can help with CyberKnife but one must be realistic in thinking things 'may' worsen before getting better. Especially with radiation which makes a tumor swell befor it causes it to die.
  Best wishes to your Mom!
  Russ
Title: Re: My Mother....I need your opinions/help
Post by: Mary on October 01, 2005, 05:57:05 am
Hi everyone,   Well our trip to see Dr. Rosenberg was great.   I learned a great deal.   I have a problem though.

I would like some opinions from all of you.

I now have a choice to make between Cyber Knife and IMRT.   Please give me your opinions.

Remember Mom is a healthy 81 year old, the tumor is 4 cm, it's pushing on the brain stem, and it's probably affecting  nerves 5 thru 9.   The recent MRI showed a growth of 5 mm in 9 months.

Thanks everyone
Mary