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Tricia (horsekayak) Gamma update from Shands Hospital at U of FL
« on: December 01, 2009, 10:43:28 am »
Procedure went well...after hours and hours/days and days of research, soul-searching, agonizing, talking, etc.--my gamma procedure itself only lasted 30 minutes!!!! I was very fortunate to have a very small one (relatively speaking).

 Of course there was a lot leading up to it, but the procedure is the least "painful" in many senses of the word.   I could not do surgery due to other medical reasons, but this has been a comfortable alternative for me.

 I've just left the hospital and am heading to hotel room to nap for a while, then if i feel up to it,  Dennis and I are driving to the beach (Cedar Key area) so we can rejuvenate near the ocean, which is one of the most healing things for me (next to horses and my family!!).

thanks to all of you for your continue prayers and support and good wishes and wicked senses of humor...i'll post more later...

hey...some of you "veterans'...does this mean i'm a toastie postie now?

love to all
tricia   (horsekayak)
Tricia (horsekayak)-Diagnosed 8/10/09
1.5 cm right side AN
Gainesville, GA (near horses and Lake Lanier)
Linac radiosurgery at Shands Hospital/Univ of Florida  12/1/09  Go Gators!!!

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Re: Tricia (horsekayak) Gamma update from Shands Hospital at U of FL
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2009, 11:55:53 am »
Tricia .....

Glad all went well with the procedure!  Yup, you are officially a toastie postie now.   ;D

Keep us up to date with how you are doing ..... and enjoy the beach!

Clarice
Right MVD for trigeminal neuralgia, 1994, Pittsburgh, PA
Left retrosigmoid 2.6 cm AN removal, February, 2008, Duke U
Tumor regrew to 1.3 cm in February, 2011
Translab AN removal, May, 2011 at HEI, Friedman & Schwartz
Oticon Ponto Pro abutment implant at same time; processor added August, 2011

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Re: Tricia (horsekayak) Gamma update from Shands Hospital at U of FL
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2009, 01:15:46 pm »
Tricia,

I'm so glad to hear it went well!  I think your getaway is a great idea.  Have fun in Cedar Key and enjoy some fresh seafood.  How soon do they want to do the first follow-up MRI? 

Lynette
9mm X 7mm tumor (left side), diagnosed 10-15-09
Retrosigmoid on 12-14-09 by Drs. Antonelli and Lewis (my heroes!)
Shands in Gainesville, FL
SSD, but no facial issues.  Mild tinnitus.

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Re: Tricia (horsekayak) Gamma update from Shands Hospital at U of FL
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2009, 01:30:57 pm »
Tricia ~

Congratulations on your successful radiation treatment!  May all go well from this point on, as I'm certain it will.  :)

Jim
4.5 cm AN diagnosed 5/06.  Retrosigmoid surgery 6/06.  Follow-up FSR completed 10/06.  Tumor shrinkage & necrosis noted on last MRI.  Life is good. 

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Re: Tricia (horsekayak) Gamma update from Shands Hospital at U of FL
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2009, 01:47:48 pm »
Alright!  You're done!  So glad it's behind you.  Now, rest a bit and then you guys head back home so you can still make it for lunch on Saturday! 

Cindy
rt side 1.5 cm - Translab on 11/07/08 Dr. Friedman & Dr. Schwartz of House Ear Institute,
feeling great!

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Re: Tricia (horsekayak) Gamma update from Shands Hospital at U of FL
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2009, 02:23:42 pm »
Tricia,

You are an official toastie postie now!  Congratulations and have a great time at the beach! 

Wendy
1.3 cm at time of diagnosis -  April 9, 2008
2 cm at time of surgery
SSD right side translabyrinthine July 25, 2008
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
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BAHA surgery 1/5/09
Doing great!

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Re: Tricia (horsekayak) Gamma update from Shands Hospital at U of FL
« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2009, 08:40:15 pm »
Toastie Postie Tricia -

thanks for the update on your GK.  Sounds like things went very well.  Congratulations!

And may necrosis soon follow!  ;D

Jan
Retrosig 5/31/07 Drs. Battista & Kazan (Hinsdale, Illinois)
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Re: Tricia (horsekayak) Gamma update from Shands Hospital at U of FL
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2009, 08:33:29 am »
Tricia....great news!  I call myself a "Zapper" now...   ;D
Originally 1.8cm (left ear)...Swelled to 2.1 cm...and holding after GK treatment (Nov 2003)
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Re: Tricia (horsekayak) Gamma update from Shands Hospital at U of FL
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2009, 09:20:31 am »
Congratulations you toastie postie.
Hope your recovery goes smoothly.
Have a great holiday season!
Maureen
06/06-Translab 3x2.5 vascular L AN- MAMC,Tacoma WA
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Re: Tricia (horsekayak) Gamma update from Shands Hospital at U of FL
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2009, 11:49:31 am »
Great news!!!  Continued wishes for a quick recovery.

Grace
Diagnosed 7/06: AN - right side: 1.3cm in transverse dimension, 6mm in AP dimension, and 6mm in cephalocaudal dimension.
GK 12/06- Wake Forest Univ Baptist Med Ctr
MRI 5/07- Some necrosis;  Now SSD
MRI 12/08- AN size has reduced 50%
MRI 12/11- AN stable (unchanged from 12/08)
Next MRI: 12/16