My Mother....

[Mary]

Well I can relate to the typing issue.   Yesterday  tried to get mom to type a letter to her brother on the computer.   She was a great secretary and to this day she can tell me how to spell words I have trouble with.  ( I hated english in school )   She had so much trouble typing she threw up everything from lunch.   It was to much thinking for her.   I felt so bad.   I really hope this CK center in KS can help her.

Has anyone ever had a 4 cm tumor?   What did you have done?   How was the out come?

Mary

[russ]

Ouch; Mary
  Painful to read Mom's story!
  I hope they can help with CyberKnife but one must be realistic in thinking things 'may' worsen before getting better. Especially with radiation which makes a tumor swell befor it causes it to die.
  Best wishes to your Mom!
  Russ

[Mary]

Hi everyone,   Well our trip to see Dr. Rosenberg was great.   I learned a great deal.   I have a problem though.

I would like some opinions from all of you.

I now have a choice to make between Cyber Knife and IMRT.   Please give me your opinions.

Remember Mom is a healthy 81 year old, the tumor is 4 cm, it's pushing on the brain stem, and it's probably affecting  nerves 5 thru 9.   The recent MRI showed a growth of 5 mm in 9 months.

Thanks everyone
Mary