Gamma rays for tumors

[emsumm]

Does anyone know anything? There are 3 spots in her brain that her doc thinks they can maybe treat with gamma rays. One is in her brain, the other two are on it. Any experiences? She meets with the neurosurgeon tomorrow, but I need something to cling to right now.

[emsumm]

Thank you guys <3. I'm praying so hard that it's a good option, and that the other two tumors by her ribs are operable. I know it'll just buy some time, but that's what we want now.

[feistypants]

Gamma knife can be highly effective. One of the hospitals here helped to pioneer it. I know a few people who had gamma and had resolution of brain mets. The upmc link below explains all about it.

www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu/centers-excellence/image-guided-neurosurgery/gamma-knife

[tdk2]

I don't know anything about it, but I'm thinking of you tons. I hope it helps too.

Was your mom the one who was a corp executive and balanced work and home life so well? I feel like you telling stories about her and travel and such. I've been thinking about you and her all year.

[cinnamoncox]

I know nothing about it but these stories here sound promising or at least hopeful
I know (by reading here) how close you are to your mom and I've been thinking of you guys off and on, more so since your post the other day (or yesterday?)

You both are 100% in my prayers
Any extra time you can have is worth anything
Huge stranger hugs em

[snickers]

Thinking of you

[FastHands]

I only know of a few third- (or fourth-) party anecdotes, so the details aren't worth sharing, but they were all positive. Wishing for success for your mom too, and peace for the whole family.

[chchchia]

where do you live? My sister is actually a gamma ray nurse for a neuro dept. Give me some questions and I will email them to her, she can only generlaize her advice, just so you know. Praying for your mom.

[emsumm]

Thank you. I'm really curious about efficacy and side effects.

[rugbywife]

They couldn't treat my mother's lung cancer with gamma ray but a GF's mom had cancer (lung and brain as well, just like my mom, I just can't remember if she had small cell or non-small cell, my mom had small cell) and they treated it with gamma knife treatment. Her mom lived much longer than mine, like 3 years for her mom vs. 8 months for mine.