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No clue what to do now
susier:
I was diagnosed by me ENT last week and referred to another ENT in Houston that has experience with this surgery. I don't know the exact size, only that it is small. I live in a suburb of Houston (South) and hate driving into the "Big City". I have been reading the postings for several days and I haven't seen any from the Houston area. Does anyone know of good Neurosugeons and Radiation treatment facilities in the Houston area, preferably south?
Yvette:
Hi Susier, I'm up north so can't recomend anyone. I hope you've read enough here in AN land, to make very sure the doctor you pick has done at least 400-500 of your kind of procedure. Anything less than that and they are still practicing. Risks and complications are scary things, so pick someone for whom this is old hat. Keep us informed how you're doing! Yvette
sgerrard:
I like to Google, so here are some links.
First is Dr. Vrabec, a name I have seen on this forum, he is at Baylor Medical College. I'm not sure if he is a neurosurgeon, though.
http://www.bcm.edu/oto/faculty/jtv.htm
There is a Gamma Knife center in Houston:
http://www.westhoustongamma.com/
If you can make it to San Antonio or Austin, there are CyberKnife centers there. This link is to the CK location page:
http://www.accuray.com/SiteLocations/index.aspx
The second doctor at this link, Dr. Medbery in Oklahoma, has an email address where you can contact him about CyberKnife:
http://www.cyberknifesupport.org/about_the_doctors.html
By the sound of it, you can consider radiation treatment as well as surgery. It is less demanding to go through. And for that matter, you may be able to watch and wait for a while. The first thing is to get someone knowledgable to have a look at the MRI and tell you what is going on.
Steve
susier:
Thanks for the well wishes and the info. I guess I will know more next week after my consultation with the ENT. Anyone ever heard of Dr. Walter McReynolds? I believe he is with Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Again, thanks for you're replies.
Battyp:
Susier,
email Boppie she's from that area...
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