I wonder what happened to the rest of the post? I had a long narrative here… Oh, well.
Hubby (a Stage 1B patient) has been having episodes almost daily where he feels like he is losing consciousness, fuzzy-headed, and tingling in his arms and legs. Cardiac issues have been ruled out, as have metabolic issues such as low blood sugar, low oxygenation, etc. The doctor sent him for an MRI last Friday. His doctor is out of town for the holidays, of course, so he said he would call with the results when he gets back. However, I took a disk copy of the images with me. I have some experience reading brain MRIs because I've had a tumor for six years. In looking over the images, there appear to be microbleeds in the gray matter. Has anyone ever heard of microbleeds being associated with brain metastises? I realize that the odds are with him that this is NOT melanoma, but with a tricky disease like this I'm always preparing for the worst.
I am sorry that your husband is experiencing such frightening symptoms. Obviously, a lot of different things could be causing these symptoms. I hope and expect that melanoma is NOT the source of his problems.
I really discourage you from trying to read the MRIs yourself– even with knowledge and experience, your personal and emotional involvement with the case can cloud your judgement. However, since you asked, melanoma tumors do bleed easily.
Please do NOT jump to conclusions and scare yourself silly. You really do need to be patient and wait to discuss the MRI results with your doctor.
I am sorry that your husband is experiencing such frightening symptoms. Obviously, a lot of different things could be causing these symptoms. I hope and expect that melanoma is NOT the source of his problems.
I really discourage you from trying to read the MRIs yourself– even with knowledge and experience, your personal and emotional involvement with the case can cloud your judgement. However, since you asked, melanoma tumors do bleed easily.
Please do NOT jump to conclusions and scare yourself silly. You really do need to be patient and wait to discuss the MRI results with your doctor.
I am sorry that your husband is experiencing such frightening symptoms. Obviously, a lot of different things could be causing these symptoms. I hope and expect that melanoma is NOT the source of his problems.
I really discourage you from trying to read the MRIs yourself– even with knowledge and experience, your personal and emotional involvement with the case can cloud your judgement. However, since you asked, melanoma tumors do bleed easily.
Please do NOT jump to conclusions and scare yourself silly. You really do need to be patient and wait to discuss the MRI results with your doctor.
I wonder what happened to the rest of the post? I had a long narrative here… Oh, well.
Hubby (a Stage 1B patient) has been having episodes almost daily where he feels like he is losing consciousness, fuzzy-headed, and tingling in his arms and legs. Cardiac issues have been ruled out, as have metabolic issues such as low blood sugar, low oxygenation, etc. The doctor sent him for an MRI last Friday. His doctor is out of town for the holidays, of course, so he said he would call with the results when he gets back. However, I took a disk copy of the images with me. I have some experience reading brain MRIs because I've had a tumor for six years. In looking over the images, there appear to be microbleeds in the gray matter. Has anyone ever heard of microbleeds being associated with brain metastises? I realize that the odds are with him that this is NOT melanoma, but with a tricky disease like this I'm always preparing for the worst.
I wonder what happened to the rest of the post? I had a long narrative here… Oh, well.
Hubby (a Stage 1B patient) has been having episodes almost daily where he feels like he is losing consciousness, fuzzy-headed, and tingling in his arms and legs. Cardiac issues have been ruled out, as have metabolic issues such as low blood sugar, low oxygenation, etc. The doctor sent him for an MRI last Friday. His doctor is out of town for the holidays, of course, so he said he would call with the results when he gets back. However, I took a disk copy of the images with me. I have some experience reading brain MRIs because I've had a tumor for six years. In looking over the images, there appear to be microbleeds in the gray matter. Has anyone ever heard of microbleeds being associated with brain metastises? I realize that the odds are with him that this is NOT melanoma, but with a tricky disease like this I'm always preparing for the worst.
Thanks for any feedback you might give.
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