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Expert: - 7/9/2008


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i had a mastectomy in may and find that my vision is blurred ,eye specialist reffered me to neurologist who said that i have rest pressure in brain.please advise what is this and what can i do about it.is it life threatining.
what tests can i do for this?MRI of head is normal
i have finished my first chemo,can any CT scan of head be done now.

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If an MRI scan does not show anything this has nothing to do with your breast cancer. A CT scan can in this case not show anything that has not already been shown by your MRI scan. For the rest of your question you must direct it to your neurologist since it is outside my area of expertise here! But you should also discuss this with your oncologist so that your oncologist is aware of it.  

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