tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896907.post5533793358113470036..comments2023-10-28T07:51:38.286-07:00Comments on Mister Toad's Wild Ride: New mets :(CroakerJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01990427353964516665noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896907.post-3314985344615207092007-11-27T15:09:00.000-08:002007-11-27T15:09:00.000-08:00Chris,It's hard to say. I was terrified about WBR ...Chris,<BR/><BR/>It's hard to say. I was terrified about WBR (Whole Brain Radiation)when I first was offered it. At the time, I had a single met to the brain and the first thing they wanted to do was WBR.<BR/><BR/>I had done a lot of reading about it on the web and all these nasty side effects... dementia, loss of motor function, memory loss and so on.. I became so afraid of it that I resused the CroakerJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01990427353964516665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896907.post-63408116964883209322007-11-20T11:38:00.000-08:002007-11-20T11:38:00.000-08:00I am getting ready to undergo gamma knife surgery ...I am getting ready to undergo gamma knife surgery for a remaining rcc met to the brain. Recently I had lung and brain surgery to remove rcc cancer mets. Now they want to do whole brain radiation to the treatment. My question is is it worth it and what are the side effects that you experienced. This is tough stuff as you know and I have fought this thing for five years now and just would like Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544088233977538684noreply@blogger.com