AN size question

[sues1953]

Hi All,

Being newly diagnosed I am reading allot and it is sometimes upsetting so I just want to clarify what 3.0 cm's is.  I have been told that my AN is 3.2 cm and from what I am told that is nowhere near the size of an egg.  I hope I'm right about this because I am a very small person and the thought  of a egg size tumor in my head makes me feel a little sick.

Susan, age 57 3.2 right side AN, still researching treatment, tentative surgery scheduled at House March 4th.

[ppearl214]

Hi Sue,

Going to give this a shot....

10mm = 1 cm
1 cm = just under 1/2 inch
3cm = just under 1-1/2 inch


Hope that helps.

*puts back US/Metric ruler back on desk*

Phyl

[sues1953]

Hi Phyl!

Thank you 1 1/2 " sounds much better and it's closer to what I understood it to be.  I get a little confused by some posts on size.  I think people put CM instead of mm at times and then references to size can be way off. 

I appreciate your response.  Sue

[ppearl214]

Glad to help Sue. Married to a Brit and he had to remind me of metric conversion... that 10mm = 1 cm. So, if you keep that in mind when reading around here (ex:  if someone says their AN is approx 23mm... it means that it's 2.3cm.....), it may be of help.

No worries.
Phyl

[epodjn]

Mine was 3.2 cm also and my doctor related it to the size of an eye so just under 1 1/2 inches sounds about right. Don't dwell on the size too much. Thinking about anything foreign being in your head tends to freak you out after a while. Just concentrate on good docs and good treatments. I'm here to tell you it all works out in the end! Life is good.