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leapyrtwins

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Re: My mother has AN - I'm worried :(
« Reply #30 on: July 16, 2010, 07:28:08 am »
Nice to hear from you Damien.

Glad to hear that your mom is having some positive experiences - hope that continues.

Has she decided on any treatment at this point, or will she continue to watch & wait?

Jan
Retrosig 5/31/07 Drs. Battista & Kazan (Hinsdale, Illinois)
Left AN 3.0 cm (1.5 cm @ diagnosis 6 wks prior) SSD. BAHA implant 3/4/08 (Dr. Battista) Divino 6/4/08  BP100 4/2010 BAHA 5 8/2015

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Re: My mother has AN - I'm worried :(
« Reply #31 on: July 16, 2010, 11:59:33 am »
Nice to hear from you Damien.

Glad to hear that your mom is having some positive experiences - hope that continues.

Has she decided on any treatment at this point, or will she continue to watch & wait?

Jan

Hi Jan,

She has decided to W&W on the doctors recommendation.

She has her second MRI coming in November.

How are you coming along?

leapyrtwins

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Re: My mother has AN - I'm worried :(
« Reply #32 on: July 16, 2010, 10:56:01 pm »
I'm great.  My surgery was a little over 3 years ago and other than being SSD, nothing has really changed for me.

A BAHA helps me with the SSD, so I have no complaints.

Jan
Retrosig 5/31/07 Drs. Battista & Kazan (Hinsdale, Illinois)
Left AN 3.0 cm (1.5 cm @ diagnosis 6 wks prior) SSD. BAHA implant 3/4/08 (Dr. Battista) Divino 6/4/08  BP100 4/2010 BAHA 5 8/2015

I don't actually "make" trouble..just kind of attract it, fine tune it, and apply it in new and exciting ways

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Re: My mother has AN - I'm worried :(
« Reply #33 on: July 17, 2010, 10:17:36 pm »
Hi Damien and Helen:

Another Canadian here but from the other side of Canada - near Vancouver. I had my surgery nearly nine years ago with Dr. Durity ( head of neurosurgery at Vancouver General Hospital at the time). He has since retired and a very skilled (from what I heard)  Dr. Akagami has taken over from him.

I was told at the time of diagnosis that, if I were older, watch and wait would have been an option but I was 41 at the time and decided to go for surgery. I just wanted to welcome you to this forum and wish you well.

Cecile