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General Category => AN Issues => Topic started by: bob.e on January 12, 2007, 08:30:05 pm

Title: Seven Year Wait and Watcher
Post by: bob.e on January 12, 2007, 08:30:05 pm

Now at seven years waiting-watching.  No treatments, no problems.  Just checking in.  Good luck everyone!

PS I tried to continue the thread from last year but it ended up in the archives, so started new topic.

Title: Re: Seven Year Wait and Watcher
Post by: kjmema on January 12, 2007, 08:55:17 pm

Wow 7 years.  Maybe I need to learn a bit of patience.  That is great and gives us watch and waiters much hope.  Lets hope you can just wait forever....

Title: Re: Seven Year Wait and Watcher
Post by: Sheryl on January 12, 2007, 09:39:41 pm

Another "wait and watcher" signing in.  Discovered incidentally in November, 2001 at about 9 mm (was told it may have been under read and could be slightly larger).  Last MRI at the five-year point was measured at 12 mm with no change in the past two years - could even be a "tad smaller".  Hardly any symptoms.  I should say, though, that my "buddy" is on the 9th cranial nerve rather than 8th.  Was told I could graduate to MRI's every two years but not sure psychologically if I want to wait that amount of time - think I'll request yearly basis for now. 
Sheryl

Title: Re: Seven Year Wait and Watcher
Post by: Derek on January 13, 2007, 05:00:04 am

Just wondered how many 'wait and watchers' we actually have in our exclusive club? I will be at the 5 years stage in March and hopefully my next annual MRI scan in April will give me a further 12 months extension...watch this space!

Derek

Title: Re: Seven Year Wait and Watcher
Post by: rezski on January 17, 2007, 07:20:43 pm

I am early in the game as I have only been diagnosed for less than 2 years. Last summer I got my first official wait for 1 more year "award"!  i hope my luck holds out.
Caroline