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Watch and Wait => For those in the 'watch and wait' status => Topic started by: LisaP on November 07, 2011, 04:46:30 am

Title: No growth
Post by: LisaP on November 07, 2011, 04:46:30 am: Hi,

Finally able to post, my computer is down, don't know if the storm had anything to do with it. Anyways on October 19th I have found out that my AN has not grown and Dr. Mason was pleased with the fact that my hearing remains 100 percent. So continue to W&W and next MRI will be in two years.

LisaP

PS.

Living in Western Massachusetts
Events in 2011 related to weather
Jan two blizzard
June Tornado
June mid microburst
August Hurricane and Earthquake
October blizzard
Priceless
Title: Re: No growth
Post by: ppearl214 on November 07, 2011, 04:48:30 am: YAY on no growth!!!!!!!!!!

Crap regarding Mother Nature's wrath that you pushed eastward. All of us in E. MA cheering on everyone in W. MA! Hang tough m'dear and hope you weren't without power for too long!

xo
Phyl
Title: Re: No growth
Post by: LisaP on November 07, 2011, 04:52:45 am: Hi,

3 days no electricity, 5 days no cable, when I saw the Chartier Truck in front of my house last week I wanted to kiss him. I am hoping for no more suprises from Mother Nature. At least I do not have to worry about my AN for hopefully two more years.

Are you coming on the 19th?

LisaP
Title: Re: No growth
Post by: Derek on November 07, 2011, 04:58:14 am: Hi Lisa...

Congrats on being 'stable'...any particular reason why you are opting for biennial rather than annual MRIs?

Derek
Title: Re: No growth
Post by: Lynn Mc on November 07, 2011, 10:41:35 am: Way to go Lisa..... Congrats on the W & W!!! Mother Nature has been a beast to us this year!!!
Title: Re: No growth
Post by: Jackie on November 07, 2011, 12:14:48 pm: Hello LisaP

Congratulations on the "No Growth" report, time for the "Happy Dance"!! Curious also as to why the two year wait for the next MRI
as opposed to yearly???
Fellow W and W in Oregon,
Jackie
Title: Re: No growth
Post by: Jim Scott on November 07, 2011, 04:37:04 pm: Lisa ~

I'll keep this uncharacteristically brief: Congratulations! ;D

Jim
Title: Re: No growth
Post by: ppearl214 on November 08, 2011, 05:14:01 am: Quote from: LisaP on November 07, 2011, 04:52:45 am
Are you coming on the 19th?
I'm still questionable due to issues. Will advise. Phyl
Title: Re: No growth
Post by: Mickey on November 08, 2011, 11:50:10 am: Congrats Lisa! Keep up the good work....As far as the latest on W+W studies published in our newsletter, 5 years of no growth and a good chance of stability going into the future. Best wishes, Mickey
Title: Re: No growth
Post by: Keeping Up on November 09, 2011, 11:43:01 pm: Yippee! I go for my next MRI next month(almost 2 years). Equally hoping for no growth. Not sure when my next MRI will be but will also likely be 2 years away.
Title: Re: No growth
Post by: LisaP on November 10, 2011, 05:53:22 pm: Hi

Thanks for all of the best wishes and congrats. I was so glad to be able to stay in western mass and have my MRI done here. Dr., Mason believes that due to the no growth for the past 3.5 years that I should be able now to go to 2 years. If I notice any changes and for me that will probably be my hearing to call him for another MRI. So I just need to keep myself healthy and montior my symptoms. I have 100% hearing still, he said I was lucky, most of my symptoms are headaches and facial stuff. So I continue to march on forward with my AN for another two years.

LisaP ;D
Title: Re: No growth
Post by: Rivergirl on November 10, 2011, 07:21:39 pm: So happy for you Lisa..........you must be relieved that you don't have make any decisions right now. :)
Title: Re: No growth
Post by: LisaP on November 13, 2011, 03:07:57 pm: Hi Cindy,

Yes, I can't believe that it has been 3.5 years now. I am so busy with work and taking care of my mom, that I don't know how I would even fit my AN in. I still have symptoms but now can put it on the back burner for hopefully two more years. How are you?

LisaP