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Breeze · 09-23-2016, 07:41 AM

~September 6, 2016

I meet with the radiological oncologist to go over the treatment for the lesion in the brain. Where he informed me that the MRI showed not 1 but 3 spots (again my heart sank into my stomach at this news). He said all 3 were small and could be easily taken care of. In fact, he said they would use the Gamma Knife to attack just those spots leaving the rest of the brain untouched. Then he went on to tell me how it would work.

At a very very high level, what they do is get another MRI, only this time I wear a brace around my head that they can use to map the specific spots. In order to keep the brace in place it is SCREWED TO MY SKULL! Also, when I go into MRI and Radiation, the brace is also screwed to the table to prevent me from moving.

I still needed to meet with the neurologist before I could schedule this procedure and that was not going to happen until the 13th.

09-23-2016, 07:41 AM	#12
Breeze Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Northern Suburbs of ATL	~September 6, 2016 I meet with the radiological oncologist to go over the treatment for the lesion in the brain. Where he informed me that the MRI showed not 1 but 3 spots (again my heart sank into my stomach at this news). He said all 3 were small and could be easily taken care of. In fact, he said they would use the Gamma Knife to attack just those spots leaving the rest of the brain untouched. Then he went on to tell me how it would work. At a very very high level, what they do is get another MRI, only this time I wear a brace around my head that they can use to map the specific spots. In order to keep the brace in place it is SCREWED TO MY SKULL! Also, when I go into MRI and Radiation, the brace is also screwed to the table to prevent me from moving. I still needed to meet with the neurologist before I could schedule this procedure and that was not going to happen until the 13th.