On the left, just above my pinky finger is the lighter spot that indicates the tumor. On the right, just above my pointer finger is the surgical cavity, basically the hole where the tumor used to be. It's in the right frontal lobe, so unlike engineering where you cut a building and look down, the MRI visually cuts the head and looks up. The left side of the pic is the right side of the brain. I know... confusing for me too.
"From the moment of diagnosis and for the balance of life, an individual diagnosed with cancer is a survivor." I am a 40-something year old wife, daughter, friend, and mom with 3 kids. I'm a survivor of a grade 3 astrocytoma, the majority of which was removed in June 2013. I've had no evidence of disease since December 2013.
Before/After MRI
On the left, just above my pinky finger is the lighter spot that indicates the tumor. On the right, just above my pointer finger is the surgical cavity, basically the hole where the tumor used to be. It's in the right frontal lobe, so unlike engineering where you cut a building and look down, the MRI visually cuts the head and looks up. The left side of the pic is the right side of the brain. I know... confusing for me too.
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