Gamma knife today

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I had my gamma knife today and cerebral angiogram and an MRI. I’m done. I had to be there at 6 AM this morning. Left my house at three to make it heading home now. I came through it all thank you all for the comments and prayers. It all happened this month of AVM awareness month. I’m two days out from my second gamma knife, 2019, and 2024. I pray it works this time. I only did Gamma for my family, it’s the choice they wanted, I had only two options craniotomy or GKRS, doing nothing was not an option. My head is sore in the four spots where the frame is screwed in and my hand is very sore and swollen, but I’m fine other than that right now anyways

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Nice to have it in the rearview mirror! Wishing the best! Take Care, John

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Wish you nothing but the best :pray:

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@Linda17

Well it’s good to know you’re through and have had a good day. I saw the photo which was slightly terrifying!

I hope the gamma knife does it thing and you stay safe meanwhile. Do come back and talk to us about how you’re getting on. We all gain some encouragement from others who are getting through successfully or at least a bit of fellowship when it’s being more difficult.

Very best wishes for a fantastic outcome!

Richard

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Glad to hear you are doing okay & keep us posted… God bless!

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Best of luck!

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Hi Linda, my daughter has just finished her first and hopefully only treatment. Reading your post, one year later, I now understand it . I hope you have had good results this time through. Hard to imagine doing this twice?

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I’m about to have Gamma Knife session in about 2 weeks - more than framing and Gamma procedures, I’m concerned and scared about cerebral angiogram done before the treatment to map the AVM. I have small (5-6mm, <1cm) Spetzler Martin grade 3, Lawton-Young grade 2 left posterior fossa arteriovenous malformation. This AVM is fed by the bilateral superior cerebellar arteries, with deep venous drainage into the vein of Galen. There are no intranidal aneurysms.

I already had diagnostic angiogram in July 2025, but they told me (I’ll be getting the treatment in Prague, Czechia) they need to perform another one, this time stereotactic angiogram.

1.Has anyone been treated in this center and have you had prior angiogram, along with high-resolution MRI?
2. And is anyone here who had Gamma for smal posterior fossa AVM? If yes, please share your story - I would really appreciate it.

Thanks

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Thank you! It was rough having to go through it twice. I just pray it’s gone on my Angiogram in June. Prayers for your daughter.

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