ANA Discussion Forum
Pre-Treatment Options => Pre-Treatment Options => Topic started by: Helga on January 29, 2009, 06:34:25 am
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I had my first MRI on Dec 26, 2008 (after wating for two weeks to "come back if it's not better", then waiting for 4 weeks for ENT appointment, then waiting for 6 weeks to "see if it got better"). Is the next MRI typically not until you decide to have your procedure done, or sooner?
Thanks, Helga
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Hi Helga,
From my undestanding, it really depends on the individual physician choice. I know of many (myself included) that had their 2nd MRI (after the baseline was done that discovered the AN) approx 6 months after the first... to see if there was any growth between the timeframe. If no growth, they may opt for another at certain timeframes (ie: every 6 mos, etc). Some that have been in watch/wait mode can also better chime in for their frequency of MRI's.
Phyl
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I've always seen that follow-up MRI's for W+W ppl have been done at 3 or 6 months. That's long enough to measure any growth, but not so long that a rapid growth isn't caught early. Too soon and you run into the issue of any "growth" being within the margin of error of the machine. I've also seen that follow-ups should be done on the SAME machine as the baseline machine for the same reason (the margin of error may be different between machines).
Regards,
Brian
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When I was in watch-and-wait mode I was getting MRIs every 6 months.
Katie
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Thanks, that sums it up well enough for me at this time.
Helga
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I`m W+W going into the future. I have taken 3 MRI`s which all read "stable" 6 months a apart. My Dr. has now advised me to go to yearly MRI`sr. That was our course of action. Good Luck, Mickey
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Thank you all for replying. I didn't think I could W+W, first, I am not the patient type, second, I thought my AN was too large to wait (2.2cm at the largest). Decided to go for another MRI in about 3 mo after all, and then go from there. This will also give me a little more time to do some more research.
Helga