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      • February 21, 2012 at 2:02 am
      jenmooney363
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      I just finished Yervoy and am getting ready to start Zelboraf.  I also have brain mets and have had whole brain radiation.  For me, the whole brain radiation wasn't very effective, but I did have gamma knife surgery, which is a form of pinpoint radiation, which did help.  Beware the side effects of the Yervoy were different for me with each infusion.  I did have some success with the Yervoy though.  Most of the tumors in my lungs shrunk, some by half.  I did have new lesions that popped up during the Yervoy treatment though. 

      I would strongly reccommend looking into gamma or cyberknife as opposed to whole brain radiation.  The side effects for me were mainly tiredness and hair loss, but it just wasn't effective.

      • February 21, 2012 at 2:02 am
      jenmooney363
      Participant

      I just finished Yervoy and am getting ready to start Zelboraf.  I also have brain mets and have had whole brain radiation.  For me, the whole brain radiation wasn't very effective, but I did have gamma knife surgery, which is a form of pinpoint radiation, which did help.  Beware the side effects of the Yervoy were different for me with each infusion.  I did have some success with the Yervoy though.  Most of the tumors in my lungs shrunk, some by half.  I did have new lesions that popped up during the Yervoy treatment though. 

      I would strongly reccommend looking into gamma or cyberknife as opposed to whole brain radiation.  The side effects for me were mainly tiredness and hair loss, but it just wasn't effective.

      • February 21, 2012 at 2:02 am
      jenmooney363
      Participant

      I just finished Yervoy and am getting ready to start Zelboraf.  I also have brain mets and have had whole brain radiation.  For me, the whole brain radiation wasn't very effective, but I did have gamma knife surgery, which is a form of pinpoint radiation, which did help.  Beware the side effects of the Yervoy were different for me with each infusion.  I did have some success with the Yervoy though.  Most of the tumors in my lungs shrunk, some by half.  I did have new lesions that popped up during the Yervoy treatment though. 

      I would strongly reccommend looking into gamma or cyberknife as opposed to whole brain radiation.  The side effects for me were mainly tiredness and hair loss, but it just wasn't effective.

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