International RadioSurgery Association

I just spent time on the IRSA website reading emails from brain tumor patients who have had the same laser surgery my mom had. Today she is dizzy and said she felt like she was going to take a "nose dive" in the kitchen, so she went downstairs and stayed all afternoon and evening.

Apparently every case is different and there are no clear cut answer about post surgery side effects. Except that there should be none for most patients. A small percentage have brain swelling a few months after the treatment. Perhaps she is one of them? Except that she doesn't feel like the decadron is making any difference. She also wonders if the anti-nausea drug she was taking to deal with the side effects of decadron is causing the dizziness. She will stop taking that today and see what happens.

Monday she will see the oncologist and get the first of a week's worth of chemotherapy. I really don't know how her body even begins to sort out all the drugs and treatment it is subjected to.