... started ... me ... up... ... Hello, this is Ray, a new member who just found out about the tumor in my brain two weeks ago after I discovered I was having...
Thank You Ray for your letter. Here is our delimma, My hubby is a Veteran and is covered by the Va medical system. I took him to the local hospital on Saturday...
Hello Groups, It is with a heavy heart, that I tell you all that my dad ( Denman Armstrong Sr. ) Passed away lastnight at 10:40 p.m. My heart is breaking, but...
I haven't posted for a while. My 21-year-old son is scheduled for surgery on May 16. He has a large left sphenoid wing, slow growing meningioma. (Poor kid...
Hi Gail, My mother was a veteran too; a WWII vet. When she started having complications with her VA benefits, I found out there was a county representative to...
My name is Donna. I'm 44 years old, single mom to three amazing daughters, and just had surgery Feb. 9 to remove what turned out to be an atypical meningioma....
Hi Donna, Glad to hear that everything went well.. How was your recovery? MyHusband's Doctor said (proable) meningoma,so I know How that feels. 3x4cm. Donna...
Hello All Just joined this group to get a bit of first hand advice for my dad who has we have been left a little high and dry by the hospital in post op. He...
Hi Dara, How long was his operation? Mine was 4.5 hours, and the neurosurgeons told me I would 'probably be very tired for about three months'. The surgery...
Tammy, my sympahy to you and your family. I,like you, know he is in a better place, now. No mor illness and no more worry. Be kind to yourself and take the...
Hi again. If you remember, I was found to have a meningioma the size of a hard boiled egg on the bottom right side of my brain pressing on brain tissue and the...
Hi Clare Glad to hear you are back on track...that is reassuring. His op was about 4hrs long..no complications as far as i am aware. If yours was the size of...
Hi Dara, I'm 57. I did get some low periods after the op, first of all the op itself and the diagnosis was pretty scary, and you are too busy coping to be...
Excellent news on your eye exam :) I hope the proper care can be found for your wife quickly, so that you can get this taken care of. I met with the...
Hi Nancy, My husband is now 2 weeks post surgery. He takes Keppra now but at first he was on dilantin. He was started on dilantin in the hospital a few hours ...
Hi again. Ray was asking about recuperation was like and since my husband is just 3 weeks post surgery, this is still fresh in our minds. My husband's surgery...
Hi Andrea, Thanks for your nice and informative response. I have jotted down the name Keppra in case it's needed <g>. Tonight seems to be better with the...
Hi Nancy, I asked my husband, who took has last dose of dexamethasone this morning, what it was like to be on steroids for almost 2 months. He said that at...
Hello All, I know you all did not know my dad personaly. My dad just passed last Saturday on April 30th at 10:40 p.m. My dad was a quiet man. And so was my...
Well, Now I know why the doc said that I'll be "zooming" <G> I feel the same, though. A bit of lost sleep and jitters, to get rid of this thing properly, I...
hello everyone. i am jennifer west and i found out that i have a meningioma about two years ago. i have been on waw (wait and watch). i was having really bad...
Hi All! QUESTION? My hubby had the MRI done on Friday and we have the HArd Copies. We are going through the VA system and we just called to see when the next...
Hi Gail, You're right, that does sound like a long wait just to see a neurologist. I can tell you this, the last time I added up my medical bills (they are...
Hi Gail, Certainly the surgeon is the next stop after the MRI but a radiologist might have also looked at the MRI and perhaps can give you some comments or a...
A few people have posted asking for experiences with this powerful steroid. I personally *hate* this drug. When I was first diagnosed, my neurologist put me on...
Yeah I was pretty wired on it too. Four days after my surgery I was walking four miles on my treadmill at a very fast pace! Strange drug! Lyndie [Non-text...
Hello, NO! Joe is a wreck along with me about the unknown. He is talking to his Primary Care Doctor now. Joe will be picking up the Radiologist report...
DO NOT TAKE THAT DRUG !!!!!! That is the drug that is responsible for perforating a hole in my colon !!!!!! I had colostomy surgery 21 days after brain surgery...
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