HI
MY NAME IS PAM, MY HUSBAND HAS LUNG CANCER. THE CANCER HAS SPREAD TO HIS LYMPNODS AND HIS BRAIN. HE STARTED TREATMENT IN JANUARY WITH CHEMO AND RADIATION. HE HAS RECEIVED 2 GAMMA KNIFE TREATMENTS FOR THE TUMORS ON HIS BRAIN.
THE MOST RECENT SCAN OF HIS LUNG SHOWED THAT THE TUMOR THERE IS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. HE IS DUE FOR A NEW SCANS IN AUGUST. HE HAS DONE AMAZINGLY WELL UP TO THIS POINT. HE HASN'T BEEN SICK AND HAS CONTINUED TO WORK THROUGH IT ALL!
THE BAD NEWS IS THAT HIS MRI ON HIS BRAIN HAS SHOWN AT LEAST 5 NEW TUMORS. THEY ARE TELLING US HE CANNOT HAVE GAMMA KNIFE AT THIS POINT AND THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE IS WHOLE BRAIN RADIATION.
HE RETURNED TODAY AFTER HIS APPOINTMENT WITH THE RADIATION ONOCOLOGIST AND HE WAS TOLD BY HER THAT THERE SHOULD BE VERY LITTLE SIDE AFFECTS FROM THE RADIATION. HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO WORK AND DRIVE.
EVERYTHING I READ ABOUT WHOLE BRAIN RADIATION HAS SCARED ME. MAYBE I'M READING THE WRONG INFORMATION. AND THE DOCTORS AREN'T ALWAYS WILLING TO COMMIT TO CERTAIN QUESTIONS AND I DO UNDERSTAND THEIR POSITION.
BUT I REALLY NEED TO KNOW HOW THIS TREATMENT WILL AFFECT HIM SO I CAN BE PREPARED TO HELP HIM. CAN ANYONE HELP.
I HATE TO SEE HIM SUFFER NEEDLESSLY, BUT ULTIMATELY IT WILL BE HIS DECESION.
THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP.
