Update on Options After Surgery

[ktzmoore]

New Message on Pituitary Chat Update on Options After Surgery Reply   Reply to Sender   Recommend Message 1 in Discussion From: ktzmoore Well, we got bad news on Tuesday when we went to my husbands appt.  The MRI showed that the size of the tumor is only slightly smaller than the pre-surgery size.  When they did his surgery they really thought that they had got the entire tumor because it came out so easily, but apparently they just gutted it.  So the rhine is left and still about 4cm.  Our neurosurgeon told us that we really don't have any options other than conventional radiation.  He said that they tumor is still too big for any type of focused radiation, so that rules out gamma knife or any of the others.  He also let us know that if we just monitor it, there is 100% chance of further growth.  <o:p></o:p> Anyway, we see an oncologist this coming Tuesday, June 21st.  We are hoping the neurosurgeon is wrong and that we will be able to do focused radiation.  But if not, has anyone out there ever gone through conventional radiation for a pit tumor.  Can you tell us what it was like?  My husband is really hoping that he will be able to work during the 4-6 weeks that the radiation will last.  View other groups in this category. Also on MSN: Start Chatting | Listen to Music | House & Home | Try Online Dating | Daily Horoscopes To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. Remove my e-mail address from Pituitary Chat.