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I've survived three brain tumors, one treated with cyberknife
I've survived three brain tumors!!! Only one malignant. One done with Cyberknife noninvasive surgery. I would recommend this method of treatment if your qualified! Fly to a machine if possible!
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I've had 5 surgeries and with my 2nd recurrence they originally suggested cyber knife but my tumor was too large. If you qualify for it, cyber knife can be a great option for quicker recovery, but keep in mind you will not get your current tumor pathology. Make sure to have a discussion with your neuro-oncologist if pathology would be helpful in further treatment options for you.
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2 ReactionsI had 6 meningioma tumors, 2 surgeries, cyber-knife radiation, and perhaps gamma knife radiation in the spring. I love, love the knife radiation, so much easier to recover than surgeries.
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1 ReactionYou are my hero! I've been crabbing about 2 surgeries with the possibility of a 3rd and/or radiation. I want to hit the tumors when they are small enough to use the knife radiation, but I didn't think of the pathology angle. I have meningiomas and ordinarily they are benign. Wishing you all the best. peg
WOW.. here I am thinking i was alone with this issue. I will have my 30th brain MRI ( more or less) tomorrow to see if my brin tumor is growing or it is something else. don't want it to be Alzheimer's would prefer tumor. I also have a facial neuroma that will require surgery around September or so. It has started growing. They discovered facial neuroma in 2004 by accident. to those of you who had surgery for meningioma, what was it like?
@rma83, how did the MRI go? What did you find out?