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Stage IV Melanonma brain cancer

cindysallen
cindysallen CSN Member Posts: 8
edited March 2014 in Skin Cancer #1
I have three tumors all stage IV an each treated differently since 2001 but woul like advice on having gamma knife after surgery on a brain tumor if anyone did that to clean up the area. Or other types of radiation. I just had to have an infection removed from the original surgery so I want to take this slow in getting into more treatment. Has anyone out there had further care after brain cancer? CIndy
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  • cschell
    cschell CSN Member Posts: 2
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    Hi Cindy,I'm new to all of this, but I just had surgery 2 weeks ago for melanoma on my brain. I had it a couple years back on my head but not on the brain,.We will be talking the gamma knife in a couple of weeks with the docs.
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  • castle
    castle CSN Member Posts: 14
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    Hi Cindy I just responded to your reply but it is posted on my orginal message my name is castle. check it, I t starts out Hi Cindy and I wrote to you on 5/3 . I not great on computers. I would love to talk to you. Gina castle
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  • cindysallen
    cindysallen CSN Member Posts: 8
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    cschell said:

    Hi Cindy,I'm new to all of this, but I just had surgery 2 weeks ago for melanoma on my brain. I had it a couple years back on my head but not on the brain,.We will be talking the gamma knife in a couple of weeks with the docs.

    How are you? I am curious if you went under the gamma knife. My doctors put my on hold as I have had so many problems.
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  • Misty29
    Misty29 CSN Member Posts: 1
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    Hi.I am reading up on this stuff as my Dad had surgery to remove a tumor on his brain 6 weeks ago. He was pretty weak after and still had 2 other tumors. He was to go back for the gammonife, but had a problem arise with swelling in his brain on Friday. Turns out in 6 weeks he has developed 4 more large tumors on the brain and one in his small intestine. It is spreading fast and they want to do whole brain radiation. I just wonder how you all are doing and would like to encourage that you stay on top of it, cuz doctors sometimes don't.
    God Bless you.
    misty29
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  • cindysallen
    cindysallen CSN Member Posts: 8
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    cindysallen said:

    How are you? I am curious if you went under the gamma knife. My doctors put my on hold as I have had so many problems.

    I just got released from the hospital from having a tumor removed. It is Melanoma again. So they were able to get it out so I am looking at whole brain radiation. Please send me your email address as I am at my mother right now. it is rosewi@trib.com
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