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nanoknife Dr says to get radiation

snommintj
snommintj CSN Member Posts: 601
in Colorectal Cancer #1
Looks like I'll be getting radiation instead of nanoknife. The Dr said a non-invasive procedure would be best. He did say that he could do it if he had to. But since there is another option, I should try it first. So it's back to the beam.
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  • Buzzard
    Buzzard CSN Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #2
    Maybe not what you'd hoped for but its still an option...
    John, Hopefully the beam will get ya where you need to be, all hopes in your corner bud...Buzz
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  • AnneCan
    AnneCan CSN Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    #3
    John
    Good luck with the radiation; I hope you have extreme success.
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  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #4
    John
    I hope the "beam" does the trick for you. Thinking of you.
    Winter Marie
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  • msccolon
    msccolon CSN Member Posts: 1,917 Member
    #5
    I just started the stereotactic radiosurgery today
    I'm sure you will be getting what will do the most good. Stay on top of things and let us know how things are going. Are they going after mets in your lungs?
    mary
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  • kuastoi
    kuastoi CSN Member Posts: 63
    #6
    AnneCan said:

    John
    Good luck with the radiation; I hope you have extreme success.

    Good luck
    I am sorry, I missed any post you may have posted earlier - where is the target of the beam? Chest, belly etc.? I am curious as to their decision as the location likely influenced it (making an invasive procedure to mark the target more difficult etc.)

    I am in a situation where I have good sized conglomerations of nodes in my neck and mediastinum and I am failing my current chemo. Hoping for a beam of some sort to add to the mix too, but not sure it will be offered due to the adjacent structures in the chest. They do alot of mediastinal radiation for lymphomas but I guess they can use less total energy as they are more radiosensitive. Lesions in the lung s themselves are easier to target and the lung tolerates the procedure better that the blood vessels/esophagous/heart in the mediastinum.

    Anyone know of any cases where one received any kind of rads to the mediastinum/chest? If so, what type - cyberknife, stereotactic, tomographic, plain old rads etc?

    I hope the planned course works well for you

    Tom
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  • pete43lost_at_sea
    pete43lost_at_sea CSN Member Posts: 3,900 Member
    #7
    john sounds good
    the doc has even got a fallback plan.
    i know it will work!
    how is your pain going ? from a few weeks ago.
    pete
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  • lesvanb
    lesvanb CSN Member Posts: 905
    #8
    Hi John
    The beam just worked well for me for 4 lungs mets (SBRT and IMRT). I hope you have good results too!

    Leslie
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  • idlehunters
    idlehunters CSN Member Posts: 1,787 Member
    #9
    lesvanb said:

    Hi John
    The beam just worked well for me for 4 lungs mets (SBRT and IMRT). I hope you have good results too!

    Leslie

    Hummm..
    BEAM YOU UP JOHNNIE! Good luck! Sending good vibes your way!

    Jennie
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  • Crow71
    Crow71 CSN Member Posts: 679 Member
    #10
    This sounds like a good plan
    This sounds like a good plan John. I hope you get great results.
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  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 CSN Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #11
    Hope it's great for you!
    Hey, John.

    Praying this goes very, very well for you!

    *hugs*
    Gail
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