I found this interesting article about brain mets which has given me a bit more hope…because I fall under the single tumour that was operable…fingers crossed of course and with all your energy streaming my way!!
What Are My Chances of "Cure" with a metastasis to the brain?
Having a brain metastasis is a serious complication, but being in expert hands can increase your chances for survival.
Yes, many people will die from this progression of tumour. But it is also fair to say that people with lower grade tumours and those with fewer or solitary mets and those tumours can be completely removed, will usually live longer and have better quality of life.
I have patients alive five years later who had metastases.
There are nine important elements in predicting a successful result:
1. location and number of tumours
2. grade and type of tumour,
3. whether there are tumours in other areas of the body
4. your age
5. if the tumour developed while on or off chemotherapy
6. Amount of the tumour that can be removed by surgery (skill of the neurosurgeon).
7. The response of the tumour to the new therapy
8. Other medical conditions or complications
9. Your functional state before and after surgery.
Remember, no matter how severe the situation, no physician or anyone else can predict for the individual what will happen with treatment. We are accurate in predicting for populations of patients but never for the individual.
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