My Brain Tumors and the Gamma Knife Procedure Explained

[DMB31122008]

hey again

Weird seeing you back in the Old appartment again! LOL

Sending you much love and holding you in my prayers and thoughts ALWAYS

Much love to you and Dan too

Always here for you both

always here, just a call away!!!!

Talk soon

debbie

[SusanEyerAndersonDVM]

What a wonderful, intelligent, humerous, and brave human being you are. I hope everything goes well for you in the future.

Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

[crazyforfood]

im going in for gamma knife in the novemberish time ill be going to cedar sinai with dr yu as my head doctor ive had a tumor removed from my head it was in my ventricle and it only took a year for a full recovery i was 21 at the time 3 years later we got a brain scan and saw that it was growing back looking forward to killing this sucker once and for all

[bpyjktgiuk]

Brain chip - CHECK MY SITE.

[sammyleebun]

Hello. I had this done in January of 2005. I have had to go every 6 months and then one year after that as of this year for a MRI. As for what JOY57 said about the drilling. It is correct to a point. They did not do mine correctly. Had to unscrew and start over. Taking the halo off, felt like who ever was sitting on my head got off. I spent 2 days on the bathroom floor close to the toilet throwing up. My last MRI revealed it has stopped shrinking but it is not growing. Mine was a golfball size.

[Joy57]

My husband had this proceedure earlier this month with Dr. Londsford. I appreciate you sharing your experiences... however I think it's important to clarify that they do NOT drill holes in your brain as you stated, but rather they drill four small holes several less than 1mm into the skull... just to hold the halo in place. Again, Thanks for sharing.

[coffeescup]

Those little holes went past my skull and they couldnt get that incision to stop bleeding even after I woke from the anesthesia. The hole in my forehead from the clamp caused more swelling than my incision. So, they did in fact drill holes in my brain

[coffeescup]

i meant the drill hole not the incision was bleeding

[HappyPlappy]

my mom just got this today, it was way better than surgery cuz u can get back to ur daily life much faster =]

[TorontoEdmonton]

I had an Acoustic Neuroma and I had the operation. It wasn't easy but I'm sure glad it's over.

I hope thigs are going well for you. It's always a difficult decision.

[hmoore31]

Wanted to say thanks for this vid, helps relieve some of my anxiety. I will be undergoing Gamma soon for a AVM. Still very scared regarding the halo. Hopefully it will all work out. Good luck to you.

[Joevector5]

thank you for making this video , you seem to be facing this with grace and courage . JV

[haroldsays]

Thank you. I appreciate you and your kind words. Take care! Harold

[godmax1]

There is a laser in my city there is only 1 machine like this in the world it uses a laser a fry's it out

[haroldsays]

Thanks for letting us know about the laser unit in your city. There is evolving technology that is making many tumor surgeries obsolete which is a good thing. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts with us. Take care! Harold

[xLostInThisWorldx]

hey, good to hear your brain tumours are getting sorted, but as they're benign, if they try to offer you radio-kind-of treatment, please think carefully. my aunt had brain cancer tumours, they've cleared her of that but she's been half paralysed and other stuff by the radio treatment :( i'm definately not trying to put you off, just saying please think carefully! i like your advice...

[haroldsays]

Thanks for your post to my video. At this point in time they are not considering radio treatment or any other forms of treatment. If I were to have that done it would be coordinated by my neurosurgeon at Thomas Jefferson U in Phili PA. He is one of the top doctors in the US. Thanks for your concern and advice however. It is all good. Thank you. Take care! Harold

[Marzbarz007]

dang, hope you get that taken care of... glad they're benign; but its no reason to ignore them, good thing you got it checked out. if you want, check out my profile.

[haroldsays]

Thanks for your post and concern. I have been taking care of the tumors and myself to make sure that my health remains good. I did check out your profile. You have written some good things. I give you credit for being a thoughtful person and that you take time to think issues through and form your own opinions about them. I do thank you for watching my videos and wish you the best. Take care. Harold

[mrbakerman0101x]

You're my hero, harold <3

[haroldsays]

Thanks my friend! Hope yours is a good weekend!

Harold

[Kalahridudex]

are your tumors shrinking?

[haroldsays]

Not at this point in time. They are remaining stable and that is a good thing. I get a yearly MRI to evaluate the status of the tumors and so far so good. Thanks for your concern and interest. Hope you have a good one. Take care of yourself. Harold

[lucinda4774]

Hi, what an inspiration you are. I have just been diagnosed with 3 meningiomas and will find out on monday what treatment i am to have. You have brought a smile to my quite sad face at the moment. Kindest regards Lu x

[haroldsays]

Thanks for sharing your experience with me today. I am sorry to hear about the fact that you have developed the tumors. Although it is a tough thing, you can make it through this difficult time. Please keep me posted as to how you are doing. I care.

[supermousesuper]

Lol, When u Described The Drilling, I Imagined One Of Those Huge Drills Wich They Use On Roadworks! Lol xD

[haroldsays]

Yeah - you got it. Thanks for making me laugh. Hope yours is a good day today. Take care! I care! Harold

[haroldsays]

Thanks! Having a positive and joyful attitude as well as a purpose driven life makes all the difference. Thanks for sharing your feelings and thoughts with me. Take care! Harold

[ryanomaly84]

i'm glad you're getting care from the top experts, what a difficult thing that must be to go through though.