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Title: New Yahoo Gamma Knife support group --contact Linda
Post by: centimeter on March 27, 2005, 08:56:06 pm

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Acoustic_Neuroma_and_Gamma_Knife/.

Title: Re: New Yahoo Gamma Knife support group --contact Linda
Post by: blherrin on March 28, 2005, 07:19:19 am

Thanks for posting the addy of my new support group, Centimeter. Here is a bit more about the group: I have started a new group called Acoustic Neuroma Gamma Knife support
> group. Anybody here who would like to join is invited. Sign up at
> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Acoustic_Neuroma_and_Gamma_Knife/.
> I haven't moderated a group before so it will take me some time to get
> it all together. I know we very much want to talk to others who have
> gone through the GK procedure and would like to talk about our
> experience with others too.  For those of you who don't know us, we
> are Bill and Linda. Bill underwent GK radiation a bit over a week ago
> in Guadalajara, Mexico, at one of the "Centers of Excellence" for GK
> procedures.  Please join!
> 
> Linda

Title: Re: New Yahoo Gamma Knife support group --contact Linda
Post by: djameson on April 11, 2005, 06:56:21 pm

Hi Linda, I have just been diagnosed with AN of approx. 2cm.  and have considered  having the GK work done here in Columbia SC. at Palmetto Neurosurgery & Spine.  They are one of the centers of excellence and I hope they are!  I would love to have any advice and am in no hurry to have the procedure done so I am doing a lot of reading and consulting with several docs.  I see no reason to risk all of the side effects and long recovery of the microsurgery.  Thanks in advance for any help or thoughts you can give.
David Jameson

Title: Re: New Yahoo Gamma Knife support group --contact Linda
Post by: Texas Gal on May 05, 2005, 08:32:18 am

Sweetie, call Dr. Thomas Graham #903-595-2441.  He is the BEST!!  Karla

Title: Re: New Yahoo Gamma Knife support group --contact Linda
Post by: Russ on May 07, 2005, 01:14:24 pm

Hi
  Check "Centers of Excellence" here. http://www.irsa.org/ I see you are in SC.
  There are no 'best' Drs. in this as all GK machines are the same and most protocols,  similar.
  Best wishes to you!!   -Russ

Title: Re: New Yahoo Gamma Knife support group --contact Linda
Post by: Karla on May 09, 2005, 01:34:25 pm

Research the x-knife radiation treatment...it is better tham the gamma...been there done that.  I found out about x-knife from Dr.Thomas Ghaham 903-595-2441 Tyler Texas.  I received the x-knife a year ago.  My recovery has been very successful.  I have a large AN against my brain stem.  Look into x-knife.   Good Luck!!!!  Karla