Gamma Knife comes to mind today because my sister will be undergoing gamma knife (again) to remove a something (lesion? micro-tumor? fleck of dust?) from her brain.
So next Wednesday I will get up at 5:30 am, pretend like I am happy to take her (which I am happy to do, just not happy that it has to be done) and hang out with her while they zap her brain with nearly microscopic beams of radiation, guided by a computer-generated digital map of her brain pinpointed to the exact spot where the anomoly is and then anhililate it. This is supposed to minimize damage to the surrounding brain tissue. It is sci-fi medicine at its finest, and given different circumstances I would find this fascinating. Instead it makes me sad and scares me.
And while we're on the subject... other things I would rather not know about:
Chemotheraphy
Cancer: breast, liver, stomach, and basically all forms of cancer
Depression
Alcoholism
OCD/Hoarding
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I've gone through Gamma Knife before, and it was an interesting experience. I'll say that it is so much better than having invasive surgery, but there was some pain. In my case I had to be awake for the surgery. I lost some hair, but my mass is just about gone (it's been 5 years). I wish you and your sister good luck with the procedure.
Thanks nina_scat. This is our second time through.... and as update indicates, all is well.
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