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Replies to "Hi Jill, The PT has really helped. They are very gentle exercises. One time, my Physical..."
Joan, If your meningiomas are too large for gamma knife, Mayo in Rochester, MN (maybe their other locations also, I don't know) also offers proton beam radiation for larger tumors. It's very focused radiation, same benefits as gamma knife and very similar risks. The main disadvantage is instead of the treatment being done in one session as with gamma, it is 5 1/2 weeks of every day except weekends but only about 15 minutes each time in the machine. You wear a tight mask they custom make for your head/face instead of using screws. You can read about it on the Mayo website. I have no idea if you are a candidate for proton beam, but worth reading about it so you can ask your doc about it if your tumors get too large for gamma.
You may have told me before, but my brain has turned to mush being home every day for a month. I did not remember that you also experienced smoky smells. What did your doc attribute them to?
Jill