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leapyrtwins

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Re: Progress at seven months: photos added
« Reply #15 on: January 13, 2009, 10:21:30 am »
Big improvement, Sara  :) 

Keep up the good work,

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: Progress at seven months: photos added
« Reply #16 on: January 13, 2009, 11:18:01 am »
Awww.....Sara. You look so pretty! What a great miraculous healing. I know that we both have a ways to go but you have really come along!
Angie

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Re: Progress at seven months: photos added
« Reply #17 on: January 13, 2009, 09:09:56 pm »
Sara,

What a nice picture.  The progress really shows.

Jean
translab on 3.5+ cm tumor
September 6, 2005
Drs. Friedland and Meyer
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Re: Progress at seven months: photos added
« Reply #18 on: January 14, 2009, 12:51:21 pm »
Sara-

Great pictures - thanks for posting.  I find it is so helpful have photos to track the progress - I think when we look at our own face in the mirror every day it is very difficult to see progress.  However, when I look at photos, I am always amazed.  Thanks for sharing.

Debbi
Debbi - diagnosed March 4, 2008 
2.4 cm Right Side AN
Translab April 30, 2008 at NYU with Drs. Golfinos and Roland
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Re: Progress at seven months: photos added
« Reply #19 on: January 14, 2009, 05:02:43 pm »
Sara,
You look great.   ;D
Marci
3cmx4cm trigeminal neuroma, involved all the facial nerves, dx July 8, 2008, tx July 22, 2008, home on July 24, 2008. Amazing care at University Hospitals in Cleveland.

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Re: Progress at seven months: photos added
« Reply #20 on: January 14, 2009, 09:06:26 pm »
Keep the faith.
I am almost 5 years post op.
I still notice improvements.
The best compliment I got today was that my son and I have the same smile.
How cool is that.
I will post another pic post botox.
My face looks better than my pic posted.
:)
Mary
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Re: Progress at seven months: photos added
« Reply #21 on: January 16, 2009, 09:22:23 am »
Hi Sara,

Very nice picture. You look great. Thanks for sharing.

I am 7.5 monhts out and have been seeing more improvement in the past month or two (same timing Debbi suggested). I can make a smile closed mouth smile and can now see about 1/2 of my front left tooth and even a bit of my second left tooth. Last week one of my work friends noticed that the line between my nose and corner of my mouth is coming back. Like you, i don't sit in front of the mirror and monitor it all on a day to day basis, but i would say it is improving slowly now and I can see improvements over where i was even 2 weeks ago. Other than slight movement in the back of my cheeck around month 5-6, i really had no improvement in the first 6 months.

Keep up the great work and thanks for letting us know how you are doing.

Trish
Left 2.9cm CP Angle AN discovered Jan 2008. Retrosig surgery June 2, 2008 Toronto, Canada. Facial paralysis and numbness, double vision (4th nerve), SSD. DV totally recovered in 4th month; palsy started to recover slowly around month 7. Had twin boys 13 months after surgery. Doing great.

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Re: Progress at seven months: photos added
« Reply #22 on: January 25, 2009, 01:00:02 pm »
Sara,
You look just wonderful.  I hope you continue to see even more improvement!

Best wishes,
Wendy
1.3 cm at time of diagnosis -  April 9, 2008
2 cm at time of surgery
SSD right side translabyrinthine July 25, 2008
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
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