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Echo

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Gamma Knife Tomorrow
« on: September 10, 2013, 06:27:02 am »
Well the big day is less than 24 hours away.  Gamma Knife tomorrow!
Thanks to everyone who has offered advice and support over the past year.  I'm looking forward to having the treatment behind me and finally moving on to the recovery stage.  Definitely having a few moments of anxiety but nothing that I can't handle.  I'll post an update as soon as I am able and look forward to sharing nothing but good news!

Cathie.
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Diagnosed: June 2012, right side AN 1.8cm
June 2013: AN has grown to 2.4 cm.
Gamma Knife: Sept. 11, 2013 Toronto Western Hospital

arizonajack

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Re: Gamma Knife Tomorrow
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2013, 08:21:56 am »
Piece of cake.

A walk in the park.

Easy as pie (but maybe not as easy as Pi).

Like falling off a log.

You'll do fine.
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3/15/18 12mm x 6mm x5mm
9/21/16 12mm x 7mm x 5mm
3/23/15 12mm x 5.5mm x 4mm
3/13/14 12mm x 6mm x 4mm
8/1/13 14mm x 5mm x 4mm (Expected)
1/22/13 12mm x 3mm (Gamma Knife)
10/10/12 11mm x 4mm x 5mm
4/4/12 9mm x 4mm x 3mm (Diagnosis)

My story at: http://www.anausa.org/smf/index.php?topic=18287.0

mk

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Re: Gamma Knife Tomorrow
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2013, 09:45:01 am »
Cathie,

best wishes. You will do great. Remember to take it easy afterwards, it is easy to overdo it. And use these cold compresses on the pin sites to avoid swelling.

Marianna
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GK on April 23rd 2008 for 2.9 cm AN at Toronto Western Hospital. Subsequent MRIs showed darkening initially, then growth. Retrosigmoid surgery on April 26th, 2011 with Drs. Akagami and Westerberg at Vancouver General Hospital. Graduallly lost hearing after GK and now SSD but no other issues.

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Re: Gamma Knife Tomorrow
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2013, 12:10:01 pm »
Best wishes Cathie! It will be over before you know it.
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AN 18x19 mm
3 meningiomas
NF2
AN treated with SRS April 2013
MRI Feb 2016 AN shrunk to 17 x 8 mm :)
Constant tinnitus in AN ear
Severe hearing loss AN ear

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Re: Gamma Knife Tomorrow
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2013, 03:55:48 pm »
Hi Cathie-

Just wanted to wish you well tomorrow; I hope, like me, you will find the procedure to be a non event!

Keep me updated and feel free to call/email me directly.
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AN Diagnosed 11-2012 right side
13mm x 7.2 mm
Gamma Knife 1/24/13
UPMC w/Dr. Lunsford
Officially a postie toastie!
See my treatment journal at: http://www.anausa.org/smf/index.php?topic=18291.0

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Re: Gamma Knife Tomorrow
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2013, 10:41:26 am »
Thanks everyone for sending the well wishes. Much appreciated and yes the ice pack is ready to go! I'll create a separate post for my post Gamma news.

Cathie
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Diagnosed: June 2012, right side AN 1.8cm
June 2013: AN has grown to 2.4 cm.
Gamma Knife: Sept. 11, 2013 Toronto Western Hospital
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