I wish I could say I have already had surgery. I am just beginning the circus route. I have had 2 MRI's. Just yesterday I had one of the orbital space to...
... ROFLMAO!! And, am very relieved for you that the long wait is about to be over. I am 3 weeks from surgery tomorrow and can clearly recall the trepidation...
Nothing wrong with seeking a second opinion. I am sorry you're going through this merry- go- round. I don't recall if you said so, are you near any centers ...
Mike, I am so sorry to hear that your tumor is malignant. That I a bummer. I too had gamma knife. My tumor was small and they gave me only one treatment....
JoAnn, I would suggest you not wait. As you said, its your head. Why the doctors all seem to say wait and see, is a mystery to me. Mine said that too. I...
My humble opinion, Margret has the right answer... My experience was the opposite and with a different location, so am glad to see better experienced answers. ...
I'd almost forgotten... I DID name my tumor. It's been a while since I thought of that. Mine was called "Waldo". I picked that name because the radiologist...
Again, not a stupid question. I have learned so much with this site. I only discovered it about 2 months ago when I was told that my M had returned. The...
Hi Margret, Although my tumor is malignant, I feel blessed compared to what others are going through. My meningioma turned out to be an isolated plazmacytoma...
Hello! Lots of good news and one not so good... The state has approved sending my wife to the nursing home for whatever time it takes for me to recover. The...
Thank you Minta, And, that's quite the roller coaster you've been on. I too have learned much in the few weeks of my membership here :) At week 3 post-op...
Thank you Minta, And, that's quite the roller coaster you've been on. I too have learned much in the few weeks of my membership here :) At week 3 post-op...
... Hi Ray, Excellent news, you have all the ducks in a row :) Except for that bit of nastiness with the travel. My son is in his 5th year Navy, was with the...
Oh, Ray I am so glad your ordeal is really over. The preparations and waiting are the absolute worst, I think. Will be awaiting your blogs. Margret ...
Hi! A wild day today. The surgeon sent for certain pre-op tests and I went for the first of them today, chest X-rays and a blood draw to check for something,...
have someone keep us update on the bs (brain surgery ) day! i have used dial-a ride bus for almost 2 years now. i can no longer drive. once you the hang of...
OK, it took some finagling but my wife is now safely Ensconced in a bed at the nursing home, I've started on the steroid pills, my sister has a week reserved...
Ray, Well it looks like you are indeed on your way. Everything looks like it is falling into place. Needless to say, you will be in my prayers and I will be...
I apologize for cross posting. Am worried/confused about this. I had told, in previous posts, of episodes during which various parts of the left side had been...
Nancy Noreen, The weakness & numbness that I have on my left side was in fact caused by the BT. Surgery is an assault on the brain and sometimes it takes...
Thank you Joycey, For your input and sharing of your experience. It helps, a lot :) Patience is not my strong suit, for sure <G> I did have an EEG done...
From my experience, my NS had absolutely no bedside manner... very clinical... very good in the surgical skills department... but could not relate to the...
hi all. just wondering if anyone knows how alan and robin are doing? have not seen a post from him in a long time. i posted to him on meningiomas talk a...
Hi Marjorie & all, Thanks for the kind words! Robin is doing good. She is quick to tell everyone that she has lost over 40 pounds and we are proud of her!...
OK...tomorrow (Wed.) I go to the hospital. Since I have to check in Thursday at 5:30 AM (OUCH!) and the trip to the hospital is an hour drive to the ferry, a...
Ok Ray, Thanks for checking in :) All my prayers are with you for an excellent outcome. You have done all you can to organize this Event, the rest is in the...
Ray, All my best wishes and prayers as you finally get to put this behind you. If it helps at all, in my case I had imagined it to be much worse than it was in...
can someone give me Rays blog address. I saved it and my son reformatted the computer and lost the address. Thanks Mamalank@... [Non-text portions of...
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