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Joy

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MRI results after six months
« on: April 13, 2005, 06:28:56 am »
Just to let you know that I had my six month after Gamma Knife Treatment MRI done this past Monday.  My neurosurgeon, Dr. C. Rosen, said that my AN tumor has not grown anymore.   :D  He feels it could be shrinking.  He is not committing himself to it though.  ::)   I will have another MRI in six months and will find out more then.  I feel better knowing that the tumor did not grow this time.  He is sending me to a ENT for the excessive tinnitis noise and balance problems I have. 
Smile, God loves you!

Becky

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Re: MRI results after six months
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2005, 07:31:53 am »
Joy,
This is great news!  6 months is generally too soon for any commitment regarding regrowth.  I had translab surgery, and at 6 mos my MRI showed no regrowth of some residual tumor cells, but "too soon to know for sure."  It's a good start, tho :)

Regarding tinnitus ...  unfortunately, we can never know total silence again.  Youth, health and silence -- three things I think we can all agree, as being -- what most people take for granted !

What noisy minds we have :)

Sincerely,
Becky

Russ

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Re: MRI results after six months
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2005, 02:28:36 pm »
"What noisy minds we have"

  Becky; I can hear you in Iowa! - smile -
  Joy; Good news but you're just getting started. Don't be surprised if the next MRI shows a little tumor enlargement due to swelling.
  Re: Tinnitus; It generally accompanies a hearing loss and is a life long friend, or enemy,  if we let it get to us. I believe it is fairly common for irradiation to produce at least a minor hearing loss due to it's absorption by cochlear ciliary.
  Huh? Hahahaha....
  Russ