cgreen2495 (cgreen2495@aol.com)To:info Details
Hi, Joan:
I met with Dr. Pannullo yesterday and she was wonderful. I loved her and felt very comfortable. She said I could just have another MRI and see if it grows or not. She did say, though, that it has gone from a small tumor to a medium tumor and that it is better to treat before it gets any bigger. She wants to do fractionated stereotactic radiation surgery (no headframe and no cutting, thank goodness). I told her that my previous neurosurgeon has told me I had multiple symptoms I wasn't even aware of. She checked me over and, except for the hearing loss, could see no other deficits. She said the tumor might continue growing or even reach a plateau and stop and if it does grow, we don't know in which direction. Being that it is now very close to my brain, I have decided to go for the procedure rather than wait until it possibly does encroach upon my brain at which time it will cause problems.
Thank you so much for recommending Dr. Pannullo. She didn't try to scare me, she presented my options in a very reasoned and calm manner and, again, she is a doctor with whom I feel comfortable. I'm waiting to hear back from her surgery scheduler re my total cost for the procedure and then I'll make an appointment to meet with her oncologist. Dr. Pannullo said it is not an urgent matter so I'll probably have it done sometime before the end of the year.
