Am I stupid?

[CHD63]

I see Jan called you Nancy, so hope that is OK to use .....  If you are in Kentucky, we are neighbors since I live in West Virginia.  One of my kids lived in Lexington for many years so we made many trips to your beautiful state.

Best wishes on your mission to find a doctor!

Clarice

[frank]

Hi Beancounter:
Sorry about the loss of your Mother.
I agree with the many other comments - you should have another MRI to find out the status of your AN. Fortunately, yours was very small and ANs are slow growing so I am sure the lapse in time won't be serious.
My AN was discovered by a local ENT. (My PCP referred me to him.) The local ENT has little or no experience in treating ANs so he referred me to the "professor" - Dr Woods in Syracuse, NY (about 50 miles away). Dr Woods is an Otolaryngolist and a surgeon who has done many, many AN treatments. He is also on the teaching staff at Upstate Medical Center. He is also a member of the team at the Upstate Gamma Knife center where I had my AN treated last week.
So that has been my experience in getting to a Doctor who can properly treat your AN. I am sure that your local ENT can refer you to someone nearby who is experienced in AN treatments.  Incidentally, I used Dr Woods as a consultant for over 2 years when I was in the W&W category because he was the "experienced one" rather than my local ENT.
Frank

[suboo73]

Hi Beancounter,

Glad to see your post - you sure have had alot going on recently.  - My condolences as well, on the loss of your mother.
Others can relate, as they have - me too.  My father had a stroke in May, and is now in a nursing home.
Both my sister and i are here on the forum - such craziness, and i was misdiagnosed a LONG time by local ENTs.
[Wouldn't be here without my sister's rapid diagnosis!]  So now i go to a major medical center - at least they know the definition of an AN!

Anyway - i have put off some other health issues, just couldn't take it any more. 
Now i believe i am ready to deal with them.  So have the follow-up MRI in early Dec., and some other doctor appointments scheduled that are overdue.
I am confident you will get a plan going - however, if you need a little 'push', give me the docs name and number - i will make the call for you.

All my best, and keep us posted.
Sincerely,
Sue