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luckyone

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GK 1.5 months ago... now a 8 hour plane ride...
« on: May 10, 2012, 05:12:30 pm »
Have any of you had air travel recently after your GK?  I had to call my dr's office to reschedule my first MRI 2 months after my initial GK procedure.  When I told them I was travelling, the nurse said he will talk to my doctor to see if I should get steroids to assist with my travel?  Is my head going to swell up with the pressure and explode or something?  :D  Anyway, was wondering if any of you have had this situation.  Thank you in advanced.
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03/03/2012 Lost partial hearing left ear
03/12/2012 MRI showing 0.8cm x 1.59cm x ?
03/13/2012 Diagnosed with AN left ear
03/13/2012 - 03/16/2012 Depressed like there was no tomorrow
04/03/2012 GK with Dr Duma @ Hoag
02/17/2014 Tumor stopped growing, shrank a bit!

Sheryl

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Re: GK 1.5 months ago... now a 8 hour plane ride...
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2012, 08:51:43 pm »
Hubby had CK and three weeks later was on a plane from Massachusetts to Florida with no problems.  Everyone is different - will be interested to see what your doctor says.
Sheryl
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9th cranial nerve schwannoma - like an acoustic neuroma on another nerve. Have recently been told it could be acoustic neuroma. Only 7 mm of growth in 18 years. With no symptoms. Continuing W&W

PaulW

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Re: GK 1.5 months ago... now a 8 hour plane ride...
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2012, 10:43:42 pm »
I had CK, and the next day I flew 30 hours back home from Germany to England and Australia... One day Australia will have a CK machine! There was no problems with flying and CK
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10x5x5mm AN
Sudden Partial hearing loss 5/28/10
Diagnosed 7/4/10
CK 7/27/10
2/21/11 Swelling 13x6x7mm
10/16/11 Hearing returned, balance improved. Feel totally back to normal most days
3/1/12 Sudden Hearing loss, steroids, hearing back.
9/16/13 Life is just like before my AN. ALL Good!

latirus

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Re: GK 1.5 months ago... now a 8 hour plane ride...
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2012, 04:56:01 pm »
I have flown many times after gamma knife.  I don't notice anything different from before, and I've been from the west coast to Chile and Europe, both long flights, plus some short ones.
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luckyone

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Re: GK 1.5 months ago... now a 8 hour plane ride...
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2012, 08:27:03 pm »
I didn't have any issues at all, felt great... thank God.  I am going to be flying a lot due to my job role changing.
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03/03/2012 Lost partial hearing left ear
03/12/2012 MRI showing 0.8cm x 1.59cm x ?
03/13/2012 Diagnosed with AN left ear
03/13/2012 - 03/16/2012 Depressed like there was no tomorrow
04/03/2012 GK with Dr Duma @ Hoag
02/17/2014 Tumor stopped growing, shrank a bit!

Sheryl

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Re: GK 1.5 months ago... now a 8 hour plane ride...
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2012, 08:27:16 am »
Glad to hear all went well with your flying -
Keep up the good reports,
Sheryl
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9th cranial nerve schwannoma - like an acoustic neuroma on another nerve. Have recently been told it could be acoustic neuroma. Only 7 mm of growth in 18 years. With no symptoms. Continuing W&W

JWW

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GK=12.5 grays vs. FSR 50.4 grays?
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2012, 10:27:33 am »
On my recent visit with a brilliant Radiation Oncologist, it was explained to me that by going with the lowest one time dose of 12.5 grays in SRS (or GK) vs. 50.4 grays in FSR over 28 treatments, you get the same effect of tumor control and preserve good hearing if the tumor is small.

No brainer, I'm going with SRS, 12.5 grays one time dose and it will be OVER!!!
Another point to remember, over 28 treatments you are getting more radiation....no matter how you look at it.

JW
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