Conferences / Events ?? I thought you all might want to know about these conferences and sign up to get al's newsletters with info like this Diagnosis Brain...
... Hi Wayne, I don't know if this info will help you at all, but I just had Gamma Knife surgery done a few weeks ago. I don't know yet if I will have any...
I'm new and just getting started understanding my 3 cm frontal lobe tumor. Your help is appreciated. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Welcome,Dick! I am sure anyone in this group would be happy to tell you all we know or answer any specific questions as best we can with our limited knowledge....
Do you have any specific questions you'd like to ask to see if any of us could answer them for you? I'm not sure where the frontal lobe is although I should...
Richard:   I had a 6 cm meningioma removed from the right frontal lobe in November 2008. Feel free to ask any questions and I would be happy to share my...
Welcome Richard - and I hope everything is going to work out well for you! My M was stuck between the frontal lobes (and depending on which report I've looked...
You will find better direction from some one who has walked a mile in your shoes. This is the place! ... From: tkworkerbee <tkworkerbee@...> Subject: Re:...
I had a ton of severe headaches in the last couple of months leading up to surgery, but other than that, it was a piece of cake as far as pain is concerned....
It seems there is rarely great news here, so I thought I would tell you about mine... In December I found out I had an olfactory groove meningioma, square...
Hi Richard, I had no pain leading up to surgery, not even headaches. I had no pain at all in my head from surgery, even from the incision. Maybe dull headaches...
Thanks a lot. ... From: uk_la_ca <uk_la_ca@...> Subject: [meningioma] Good News! To: meningioma@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, April 3, 2009, 9:18 AM It...
I am sooo happy for you!! We can use good news! I hope your phantom "smells" go away soon. I know they drive me batty...and I'm sure my daughter gets tired of...
Richard, They removed a 7cm from my right front lobe and the only actual pain I had was the "sinus" headaches prior, and the removal of the 48 staples. I think...
Hello Dick, It is always a shock to find out when you have something that is not supposed to be there. The feelings of 'why me,' stress, and depression seem...
Vicki is thinking the same thing as I am, hon?? sometimes they are abnormal cell growths that we just have removed and forget about including some warts ...
Since getting an infection in January after surgery in December, I've had about four MRI's and the NS wants me to get yet another one. I have had enough of...
i often wonder the same thing, how safe is it to have so many mri's. with my M and TN docs now have me getting mri every 3 to 4 months then wait 6 months...
i can only tell you that u can check on your kidneys by a blood test, u can ask ur dr. about it, and see how ur kidneys r doing.. cause the contrast dye they...
I can't say whether the MRIs are safe or not. I can tell you I had a CT and 5 MRIs in 2 days when my rt. frontal M caused a seizure at home. They rushed me to...
I work with a Naturopathic Doctor to help remove the chemicals from the contrast solutions, in addition to the remenants of steroids and anesthesia (which can...
THIS BRIEFING MAY SEEM STRANGE TODAY, but please read it carefully, I have used nicotine instead of other drugs to control my pain and my stress! Plus it helps...
Navigating through the health care system is a real challenge these days, the government AHRQ has been funded and around for many years, and now it has been...
Dear Good People Dr Floyd Bloom is a?knowledgeable doctor/neuroscientist from La Jolla, CA,?in his 2003 medical association speech he discusses many? issues in...
Finding a Qualified Medical Professional The mission of the Acoustic Neuroma Association is to inform, educate and provide national and local support networks...
After being on Decadron for over a year for the brain swelling, I developed coronary artery spasm (vasospasm). Ciggarettes would aggravate them and also I am...
... Wow that's amazing! Why isnt it working on me? Would I be worse if I didn't smoke? That would be scary. I am trying to quit for lund and heart reasons,...
All I can suggest honestly is ask your doctor about using a nicotine patch like they mention in the medical research from Duke University,? using the nicotine...