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Jim Scott

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Re: Kind of hard to believe...
« Reply #15 on: June 04, 2010, 01:01:30 pm »
Tod ~

Thanks for the update.  I'm so glad to learn that your facial recovery is coming right along.  Congratulations!

Jim
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4.5 cm AN diagnosed 5/06.  Retrosigmoid surgery 6/06.  Follow-up FSR completed 10/06.  Tumor shrinkage & necrosis noted on last MRI.  Life is good. 

Life is not the way it's supposed to be. It's the way it is.  The way we cope with it is what makes the difference.

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Re: Kind of hard to believe...
« Reply #16 on: July 10, 2010, 10:28:21 am »
Quick update..last night I could not only effectively use a straw, I found by pure chance I could whistle again! Haven't been able to do so since surgery.

Life is very good.

Tod
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Bob the tumor: 4.4cm x 3.9cm x 4.1 cm.
Trans-Lab and Retro-sigmoid at MCV on 2/12/2010.

Removed 90-95% in a 32 hour surgery. Two weeks in ICU.  SSD Left.

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BAHA implant 1/25/11.

28 Sessions of FSR @ MCV ended 2/9/12.

Lizard

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Re: Kind of hard to believe...
« Reply #17 on: July 10, 2010, 10:44:45 am »
Awesome for you, it must be great to know that you are returning to close to "normal" facial movement!
Keep on healing  ;)
Liz
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Left AN 2.5CM,retrosigmoid 11/2008, second surgery to repair CSF leak. 
Headaches began immediately.  Dr. Ducic occipital nerve resection, December 2011!!!!!

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Re: Kind of hard to believe...
« Reply #18 on: July 10, 2010, 09:04:15 pm »
Tod,
I celebrate each and every milestone with you! You went through a heck of a lot.
Here's to more movement and whistling daily.
Maureen
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06/06-Translab 3x2.5 vascular L AN- MAMC,Tacoma WA
Facial nerve cut,reanastomosed.Tarsorrhaphy
11/06. Gold weight,tarsorrhaphy reversed
01/08- nerve transposition-(12/7) UW Hospital, Seattle
5/13/10 Gracilis flap surgery UW for smile restoration :)
11/10/10 BAHA 2/23/11 brow lift/canthoplasty

Tod

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Re: Kind of hard to believe...
« Reply #19 on: July 11, 2010, 06:27:56 pm »
Thanks Liz and Maureen. Things are going well. My double-vision is essentially gone now as well. The only real deficits left are swallowing and vocal cord paralysis. We'll see things how in a year. Five month MRI is early tomorrow.

-Tod
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Bob the tumor: 4.4cm x 3.9cm x 4.1 cm.
Trans-Lab and Retro-sigmoid at MCV on 2/12/2010.

Removed 90-95% in a 32 hour surgery. Two weeks in ICU.  SSD Left.

http://randomdatablog.com

BAHA implant 1/25/11.

28 Sessions of FSR @ MCV ended 2/9/12.
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