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Glssliperr:
I'm sorry I didn't mention before,  i'm 28. I have a 1 year old and I an supposed to be planning a wedding this year, not brain radiation/surgery. I apologize about sounding a little jaded,  but I an dealing with a lot of anger about this.  Through my research,  I honestly feel like the retrosig would be the best option for me.  My doctors said that my pregnancy was probably a reason for the quick growth.  Has anyone ever dealt with pregnancy after AN treatment?  I'm still young and I want one more, but do I put myself at risk for regrowth if I don't have it completely removed?  I also just found out that my grandfather had NF. Not sure if type 1 or 2. But is anyone familiar with AN relation to NF?

Echo:
Your anger is certainly understandable and I doubt any one of us has not faced the same emotion at some point in this journey.  Allow yourself to feel the emotion so you can deal with it, and then hopefully you can move forward and put both the anger and your AN behind you! 

I'm certainly not qualified to tell you radiation cannot be done at your age, but I personally would think that you are on the younger side where surgery may be the better choice.   Your specialists are the ones to guide you through this.  Just make sure that you deal with Dr.s, who have lots of experience dealing with AN's.  You want the best possible outcome you can have and you will want the best possible surgeons to look after you.  There are lots of success stories here, so keep strong and stay positive.

Cathie.

am2lady:
Hi, I'm experiencing some of the same emotions. I was diagnosed in May 2013 with a 1.9x1.9x0.9. NOthing was done at the time b/c I didn't have insurance. I'm 38 and married with 2 children. My symptoms are really bad: headache, eye is burning and tearing, balance issues and tinnitus. I have NO idea what to expect when I get my next MRI done, which I hope will be soon after my PCP appt. in May. I have a strong support network, which helps.

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