Sue ~
I don't have a medical degree so I won't attempt to arbitrate between what licensed physicians state regarding the use of radiation on a patient with a facial neuroma. However, I gathered from Jess's post that he was clearly making a statement specific to "someone with a small tumor completely within the internal auditory canal, with the tumor surrounding the nerve".
As you commented in your last post, according to Dr. Kartush's Fellow, the location of the tumor is paramount when deciding on radiation as a treatment. I'll have to assume that Carol Ann has a tumor that is amenable to radiation based on it's location. However, the final decision is hers and of course, the advice she received from Dr. Kartush, an experienced doctor who is familiar with her case, has to be taken as completely credible as well as being directly relevant to Carol Ann's tumor. Jesse was just offering a general opinion, not trying to direct anyone's specific treatment. I'm sure Jesse would agree that Carol Ann needn't fret about this apparent dichotomy of opinion between doctors and to trust the opinion that comes from the doctor working directly with her. That's my take.
Jim
