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Treatment Options => Radiation / Radiosurgery => Topic started by: mindyandy on December 30, 2008, 05:36:50 pm

Title: Do you have Necrosis? If so, when?
Post by: mindyandy on December 30, 2008, 05:36:50 pm

I had my 11 month MRI and the swelling has gone down.... ;D but no signs of darkening?

Title: Re: Do you have Necrosis? If so, when?
Post by: mk on December 30, 2008, 07:19:46 pm

Darkening does not always happen. Many times it is observed at around 6 months, but disappears afterwards as scar tissue forms. Its absence doesn't mean that the procedure hasn't worked. So I wouldn't worry about it.

Marianna

Title: Re: Do you have Necrosis? If so, when?
Post by: sgerrard on December 31, 2008, 01:29:09 am

None for me so far, at 15 months out. It can turn red and green for all I care, as long as it doesn't grow. :)

Steve

Title: Re: Do you have Necrosis? If so, when?
Post by: mindyandy on December 31, 2008, 09:53:45 am

LOL red & green.... :D That would be interesting!!!

Title: Re: Do you have Necrosis? If so, when?
Post by: Jim Scott on December 31, 2008, 02:21:31 pm

Mindyandy:

I underwent surgery to reduce the size of my tumor and cut off it's blood supply, then went through 26 FSR treatments.  My doctor observed necrosis at 6 months and that has continued, as well as some slight tumor shrinkage.  However, as we're all different, I doubt there is a firm time-frame for observing necrosis.  As Steve stated, 'no growth' is just fine.  I agree and would just add that necrosis is even better - but not mandatory.  However, I'm sure it will happen eventually.   

Jim

Title: Re: Do you have Necrosis? If so, when?
Post by: Tumbleweed on December 31, 2008, 03:28:08 pm

Widespread necrosis seen in my 5-month MRI. :)

Best,
Tumbleweed

Title: Re: Do you have Necrosis? If so, when?
Post by: mindyandy on January 02, 2009, 09:56:49 am

Opppps....I spelled so wrong....LOL

Wrong? Really? Your spelling looks fine to me. :)

Title: Re: Do you have Necrosis? If so, when?
Post by: goinbatty on January 05, 2009, 08:35:06 pm

Small darkened area of necrosis in what appeared to be the center of the tumor on MRI at 7 months post CK. 
Sandra

Title: Re: Do you have Necrosis? If so, when?
Post by: MLB57 on January 07, 2009, 02:00:07 pm

Hi mindyandy,

Look on page 3 in this section for my post"The Big Black Hole in My Universe" to find some interesting comments about "necrosis"...

Regards, Mary  (aka GrammyMary of the Maxwell Silverman's Brunch Bunch!!)    :-X