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jsanders1379

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Gk May 7
« on: May 08, 2013, 08:37:49 am »
All went well yesterday..so glad to have this  part over & hoping for as few side effects as possible...worst thing so far has been my soaring glucose levels, due to steroids they gave me...
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Jeanne
Dx 10-25-2012
5x6x4 mm
3-27-2013 MRI 9x6x6 mm
GK  5-7-13 Swedish Hospital, Denver

terisandler

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Re: Gk May 7
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2013, 08:39:00 am »
Glad it went well!  Just had my next to last CK treatment!
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3/25/13- dx 18x11x14 mm AN, hearing loss in right ear x 5+ years, 5 sessions of CK completed May 2013, now a "post toastie".  Follow up MRI 4/14/14 - 15x19x11 mm. Stable with some signs of necrosis.
 Yippee!

mesafinn

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Re: Gk May 7
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2013, 09:15:52 am »
Thanks for letting us know, Jeanne.   I'm glad all went well.

Don't be tricked into thinking you didn't have surgery yesterday!   Give your body time to rest, heal, recuperate.   The treatment is working its way through your body---so please don't overdue it.   I did my GK three weeks ago and am still resting and taking it easy as I ease back into my routines.

Don't forget the cold compresses (MK's advice to me!) and so glad you're on the other side.  Here's to a speedy recovery!!

And Teri---glad you're almost done with the CK!
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Oct 2012:  Constant Pulsatile Tinnitus
Feb 28, 2013: Dx AN 1.4 cm X .9 mm
April 19, 2013:  GK at UPMC w/Dr. Lunsford

Some things in my life need to matter less, and other things in my life need to matter more.  So yes, I'm taking this as a "lesson learned experience."

arizonajack

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Re: Gk May 7
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2013, 11:27:08 am »
Quote from: jsanders1379 on May 08, 2013, 08:37:49 am
All went well yesterday..so glad to have this  part over & hoping for as few side effects as possible

Congrats and welcome to the club.

GK is kind of anticlimactic. You lie there in the machine. There's a barely audible hum and it's like nothing is happening. When I was done, I sat up, had the head frame removed, stood up, felt OK, got dressed, walked out the door where my friend picked me up about 1 PM and we went to lunch. After that I went home and rested. Next day back to normal. The sore spots from the head frame went away after a week or two and nothing has happened since Jan 22 (knock on wood).

Didn't get any super powers.

You'll have to let us know if you get some. ::)
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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

Petrone

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Re: Gk May 7
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2013, 09:15:06 pm »
Congrats Jeanne!

Glad to hear everything went well yesterday. Wishing you a speedy recovery. 

AZJack, your good humor and positive outlook are like super powers for the rest of us!

Peace,
Petrone 
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1.4cm diagnosed 3/2010
W&W until 1.8cm by 10/2012
GK performed 4/17/2013 at Froedtert in WI
2 years after GK - 1.6cm
3 years after GK - 1.4cm

Bonnie B.

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Re: Gk May 7
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2013, 07:49:48 am »
congratulations Jeanne.  Aren't you glad it's over with.    I think the anticipation of the whole ordeal was the worst thing.   Keep us posted.

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1.7 cm AN
diagnosed January, 2012 - no hearing L ear
GK surgery done March 15, 2012 at Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Ct.
Dr. Chiang and Dr. Yu

robinb

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Re: Gk May 7
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2013, 09:18:36 pm »
How are you doing?
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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

jsanders1379

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Re: Gk May 7
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2013, 10:22:51 am »
I'm feeling better now, 2 weeks out...I felt really bad the first week after the GK-foggy head, tired,dizzy, queasy...I'm wondering if I had some brain edema....all of this has gotten better in a sort of "2 steps forward, one step back" way....I'm actually going to play bridge with friends this afternoon!
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Jeanne
Dx 10-25-2012
5x6x4 mm
3-27-2013 MRI 9x6x6 mm
GK  5-7-13 Swedish Hospital, Denver

arizonajack

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Re: Gk May 7
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2013, 11:23:04 am »
Quote from: jsanders1379 on May 21, 2013, 10:22:51 am
I'm actually going to play bridge with friends this afternoon!

You'll have a good excuse if you miss a trick.

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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

jsanders1379

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Re: Gk May 7
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2013, 11:50:59 am »
I'll tell 'em you said so! :D
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Jeanne
Dx 10-25-2012
5x6x4 mm
3-27-2013 MRI 9x6x6 mm
GK  5-7-13 Swedish Hospital, Denver
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