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Pre-Treatment Options => Pre-Treatment Options => Topic started by: brucifer on May 15, 2007, 08:48:18 am

Title: MRI at Emory Tomorrow
Post by: brucifer on May 15, 2007, 08:48:18 am: .
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Post by: ppearl214 on May 15, 2007, 09:00:16 am: Bruce, you KNOW I am sending wishes and huggles that the news is good tomorrow and that the AN is not growing. I'll be thinking of you and plu-eeeeeeeeze keep us updated. You and I know that you are in fabulous hands with Dr. Mattox! Good luck tomorrow! I'll be cheering you on!

Phyl
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Post by: Derek on May 15, 2007, 01:07:38 pm: Hi Bruce...

Very best of luck with your MRI scan tomorrow and here's hoping that you get another year's subscription to the 'wait and watch' club!

Best Regards

Derek
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Post by: BeJoi on May 15, 2007, 05:11:46 pm: Hi Bruce,

I'm sending you lots of positive energy and praying that your AN has remained the same or even shrunk. That does happen, I was told by a neurosurgeon today. I've decided to go with a fractionated therapy at Piedmont Hospital. I met with the Radiation Oncologist today there who did his residence under Crocker at Emory. He's very knowledgeable and agrees that a long course of fractionated therapy would be the best in terms of trying to preserve my hearing, which is at the low normal range right now. We're going to use the Trilogy System and he is going to implant gold markers in my skull to make the treatment even more accurate. The neurologist said I could wait and watch, but waiting in my case would be waiting for more hearing loss. I'd rather go ahead and try to preserve what I have rather than lose more hearing that I will probably not regain. Of course, I realize there's no guarantee that I'll preserve my hearing over time, but I'm hopefully making a decision that will support that.

I feel really good about Piedmont and the Trilogy System. I'm anxious to read tomorrow how everything went. I guess you won't get the results for several days.

Beverly
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Post by: jerseygirl on May 15, 2007, 05:46:20 pm: Hi, Bruce,

As a fellow wait and watcher whose term unfortunately has come to an end, I wish you the best of luck, that is, an unchanged MRI! I hope your tumor does not grow anymore and you continue with wait and watch.

Eve
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Post by: Obita on May 15, 2007, 07:42:10 pm: Dear Bruce:

I wish you all the best my friend. I will be anxiously watching for your update.

GOOD LUCK TOMORROW!!

Kathy
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Post by: OTO on May 15, 2007, 08:24:54 pm: Brucief - Sending you warmest aloha and positive thoughts. good luck tomorrow. OTO
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Post by: Sue on May 16, 2007, 12:27:31 am: Hi,
Thinking of you and hoping everything turns out okay for you.

Pirate socks on, if I can remember!! ;D

Sue in Vancouver
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Post by: Derek on May 16, 2007, 01:59:32 pm: Hi there Bruce...

Fantastic news.....hopefully you can now chill out over the next year!

Best Wishes

Derek
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Post by: ppearl214 on May 16, 2007, 02:58:28 pm: Bruce! Great news! Sounds like things are going well and glad to see another year before your next follow up! :)

Phyl
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Post by: nancyann on May 16, 2007, 04:10:32 pm: GREAT NEWS BRUCE - I CAN STOP HOLDING MY BREATH NOW !!!!!! Nancy
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Post by: krbonner on May 16, 2007, 05:41:06 pm: Congratulations, Bruce! :D :D :D

Katie
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Post by: BeJoi on May 16, 2007, 05:53:23 pm: ;DYeah Bruce! Great news!!!!
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Post by: Mark on May 16, 2007, 08:37:41 pm: Bruce,

Congratulations! what a great MRI report ;D Nothing to worry about for another year

Mark
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Post by: TP on May 16, 2007, 09:21:48 pm: Bruce: awesome news! Very happy for you!
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Post by: Sue on May 17, 2007, 12:58:39 am: *whips off socks*

Whew! Pirattitude wins the day!!

Congrats on a good report.

Sue in Vancouver
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Post by: Obita on May 17, 2007, 05:10:52 am: Hi Bruce:

Congrats to you!! How cool is that?

Kathy
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Post by: RED in Palacios on May 17, 2007, 02:07:10 pm: Bruce,
What great news!!! I am so very happy for you. You have been a great influence on many of us through the forum and a wonderful example of what we all should be as informed participants in our own care. I want you to know how very much I appreciate that from you and again how excited I am to "hear" that your AN is in a no growth mode. For those of us like you who wait and watch, there is no better news. It is great to share your joy.

Richard
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Post by: Betsy on May 18, 2007, 06:45:46 am: This is fabulous news! Thanks for sharing with us.
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Post by: Brendalu on May 19, 2007, 06:58:32 am: YEAH! YEA! THAT'S GREAT!!! I am so very happy for you! I will keep praying that you have many years of no growth!!
Best wishes,
Brendalu
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Post by: kat on May 19, 2007, 09:42:02 am: Hi Bruce

Great news ! Enjoy another year of watch and wait !

Best regards Kat
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Post by: Jackie on May 19, 2007, 10:43:18 am: Fabulous news Bruce!!!
I join everyone in wishing for you those results on a continual basis! Are you yearly doing the MRI or every 6 months?? My ENT suggested yearly and I wasn't comfortable with that! So it's every 6 months at least for now! I'll have the next one in July. Today I am going to an Acoustic Neuroma meeting at one of our local hospitals in Portland, Oregon. Be glad to share any news I pick up! Love to all,
Jackie
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Post by: pearchica on May 29, 2007, 06:22:28 pm: Brucifer! Awesome NEWS! I'm so jazzed for you... that is great. Hope you had a good memorial day weekend.. Annie
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Post by: zjane on June 16, 2007, 09:17:00 am: YEAH!!! Congrats!!!