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    • November 29, 2011 at 12:42 am
    kristine
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      does anyone know what encephalomalacia  means?  Is it bad?

      does anyone know what encephalomalacia  means?  Is it bad?

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        • November 29, 2011 at 1:26 am
        FormerCaregiver
        Participant

          Here is some info on encephalomalacia:
          http://www.medpedia.com/questions/106-can-encephalomalacia-be-treated

          I don't know how serious this condition is, as I have only just started reading about
          it. However, it doesn't sound good. What has the doctor said?

          Best wishes

          Frank from Australia

            • December 9, 2011 at 2:25 am
            kristine
            Participant

              My husband completed WBR June 2011, IPI Sept 2011.   Several lesions completely dissappeared except for one that continues to grow.  They are doing a spinal tap to see if there is any melanoma in the fluid tomorrow.  We were told if there was they would not want to treat the brain tumor with SRS.  He would have to do another systemic therapy.  – Anyone have a similar experience?   Everything else in his body has either completely resolved or stayed stable.  That one stupid tumor needs to go away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

              • December 9, 2011 at 2:25 am
              kristine
              Participant

                My husband completed WBR June 2011, IPI Sept 2011.   Several lesions completely dissappeared except for one that continues to grow.  They are doing a spinal tap to see if there is any melanoma in the fluid tomorrow.  We were told if there was they would not want to treat the brain tumor with SRS.  He would have to do another systemic therapy.  – Anyone have a similar experience?   Everything else in his body has either completely resolved or stayed stable.  That one stupid tumor needs to go away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                • December 9, 2011 at 2:25 am
                kristine
                Participant

                  My husband completed WBR June 2011, IPI Sept 2011.   Several lesions completely dissappeared except for one that continues to grow.  They are doing a spinal tap to see if there is any melanoma in the fluid tomorrow.  We were told if there was they would not want to treat the brain tumor with SRS.  He would have to do another systemic therapy.  – Anyone have a similar experience?   Everything else in his body has either completely resolved or stayed stable.  That one stupid tumor needs to go away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                  • December 9, 2011 at 2:25 am
                  kristine
                  Participant

                    My husband completed WBR June 2011, IPI Sept 2011.   Several lesions completely dissappeared except for one that continues to grow.  They are doing a spinal tap to see if there is any melanoma in the fluid tomorrow.  We were told if there was they would not want to treat the brain tumor with SRS.  He would have to do another systemic therapy.  – Anyone have a similar experience?   Everything else in his body has either completely resolved or stayed stable.  That one stupid tumor needs to go away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                    • December 9, 2011 at 2:25 am
                    kristine
                    Participant

                      My husband completed WBR June 2011, IPI Sept 2011.   Several lesions completely dissappeared except for one that continues to grow.  They are doing a spinal tap to see if there is any melanoma in the fluid tomorrow.  We were told if there was they would not want to treat the brain tumor with SRS.  He would have to do another systemic therapy.  – Anyone have a similar experience?   Everything else in his body has either completely resolved or stayed stable.  That one stupid tumor needs to go away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                      • December 9, 2011 at 2:25 am
                      kristine
                      Participant

                        My husband completed WBR June 2011, IPI Sept 2011.   Several lesions completely dissappeared except for one that continues to grow.  They are doing a spinal tap to see if there is any melanoma in the fluid tomorrow.  We were told if there was they would not want to treat the brain tumor with SRS.  He would have to do another systemic therapy.  – Anyone have a similar experience?   Everything else in his body has either completely resolved or stayed stable.  That one stupid tumor needs to go away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                      • November 29, 2011 at 1:26 am
                      FormerCaregiver
                      Participant

                        Here is some info on encephalomalacia:
                        http://www.medpedia.com/questions/106-can-encephalomalacia-be-treated

                        I don't know how serious this condition is, as I have only just started reading about
                        it. However, it doesn't sound good. What has the doctor said?

                        Best wishes

                        Frank from Australia

                        • November 29, 2011 at 1:26 am
                        FormerCaregiver
                        Participant

                          Here is some info on encephalomalacia:
                          http://www.medpedia.com/questions/106-can-encephalomalacia-be-treated

                          I don't know how serious this condition is, as I have only just started reading about
                          it. However, it doesn't sound good. What has the doctor said?

                          Best wishes

                          Frank from Australia

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