Operate or Radiation, That's The Question
Hi all, I saw the Surgeon during the week and my 2nd brain tumour has grown 2mm in 8 weeks. Now they have to do something, it could be an operation to remove it with possible permanent weakness in my right leg. I'm still on crutches after the removal of a tumour in October.
Then there's radiation which possibly means going into the city an hour away & have radiation, I don't know how many or how often but it will burn around the tumour but leaves it there. After just going into the city to see the Surgeon I had no energy from Tuesday evening till Thursday morning so I couldn't possibly go in too often to have radiation.
When I got home from the city the Surgeon and Oncologist had spoken and the Oncologist thought radiation was the best way so they'll go with that. I have an appointment on Friday to ask why it's the best way & explain I don't have that sort of energy with every other test I still haven't organised.
Just wondering if anyone else has come across this scenario and knows what is best, as much as I don't want more brain surgery & rehab possibly afterwards I don't want to know it's still there & will worry about it when it comes to my next MRI.
Can radiation stop a tumour growing & be monitored along with any other nasties that might pop up now that it's secondary Stage 4 and comes from the breast cancer.
Then there's radiation which possibly means going into the city an hour away & have radiation, I don't know how many or how often but it will burn around the tumour but leaves it there. After just going into the city to see the Surgeon I had no energy from Tuesday evening till Thursday morning so I couldn't possibly go in too often to have radiation.
When I got home from the city the Surgeon and Oncologist had spoken and the Oncologist thought radiation was the best way so they'll go with that. I have an appointment on Friday to ask why it's the best way & explain I don't have that sort of energy with every other test I still haven't organised.
Just wondering if anyone else has come across this scenario and knows what is best, as much as I don't want more brain surgery & rehab possibly afterwards I don't want to know it's still there & will worry about it when it comes to my next MRI.
Can radiation stop a tumour growing & be monitored along with any other nasties that might pop up now that it's secondary Stage 4 and comes from the breast cancer.
