5 years post op first MRI

[Jsoule]

Hello, I had translab surgery 5 years ago. Surgery was successful. I had my first MRI follow up yesterday and the results were great. Nothing has returned. I do remember clearly the feeling I had after being diagnosed with Acoustic Neuroma and this board gave me lots of comfort and helped me decide my next step. I would be happy to tell my story to any new members.

[sgerrard]

Well I'm already an oldie member, but you can tell me the story. 

5 years is a long time to wait for your first follow up MRI. Glad it was clean!

It is always helpful to get the long term perspective on life after AN, so telling your story again would not be repetitious. You will have a different view of it all now.

Best wishes for the next 5 years, too.

Steve

[Jim Scott]

Hi, Julie - welcome back!  

I'm delighted to learn that your 5-year MRI showed nothing.  That has to be a great feeling - and I'm glad you chose to share it with us.  I skipped my 3-year MRI scan and felt a bit guilty but vowed to have one done this year, for sure.  Learning that you went 5 years without a follow-up MRI certainly assuages my feelings of guilt.

The fact that you're 5 years post-op (from HEI) with no sign of re-growth is inspiring.  Your story may well encourage others just being diagnosed and contemplating (and probably dreading) surgery, so please feel free to recount your AN experience here, if you wish.  We'll look forward to reading it.  Thanks!

Jim

[Jsoule]

Hello, I will write more over the weekend about my story. My doctor was the one who set the timing for the MRI. He was confident that the tumor was entirely removed and this was why it was 5 years before my first MRI. All doctors seem to have there own schedule. I'm sure that if I was worried I could have requested one sooner, but I really never thought much about it.  I'm not sure what the next recommendation will be for me in the future.I should be hearing from him soon... Post soon. Julie

[leapyrtwins]

Julie -

congratulations on the clean MRI.  Excellent news!! 

While my doctor is confident he removed my AN entirely, I am thankful he doesn't make patients wait 5 years for their first post op MRI.  I am not a patient woman, by any stretch of the imagination, and I would have been a basket case by now    I'm just about due for my 3rd annual post op MRI and just knowing someone will be taking a peek inside my head to make sure nothing is there (except for my brain, hopefully) brings me great comfort.

Looking forward to hearing the story of your AN journey.

Best,

Jan