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goinbatty

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still here....
« on: February 23, 2008, 12:23:40 pm »
Sorry I've been off for awhile.  Guess I just needed to take a breather after getting treatment.  Everything's going pretty good so far.  Just increased tinnitus and I can tell decreased hearing on the AN side.  Also within the past few days more tired than usual.  But from what I've read, that's typical so not too concerned.  I seem to be more forgetful but who knows.  Good be age (47 if I remember correctly - HA!) or hormone related also.  So just keeping a sense of humor about it for now.  Life goes on....
1/2007 - 6 x 4.5 mm AN
8/2007 - 9 x 6 mm
CK at Georgetown 1/7/08-1/11/08; Dr. Gagnon
3/2008 - 10 x 7 mm
7/2008 - 9 x 10 x 6 mm (NECROTIC CENTER!!!!!)
5/2009 - no change/stable
4/2010 - 10 x 7 x 6 mm; stable/no change
5/2011 - 10 x 7; stable/no change
6/2012 - 8.1 x 7 mm
4/2014 - stable/no change

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Re: still here....
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2008, 03:02:53 pm »
Hi, 'batty':

Thanks for the update.  Glad to learn that you're O.K.  We all need time to recuperate and as much as we may want to post here, sometimes it just isn't practical, for any number of reasons.  Tiredness and tinnitus seem to be the norm, following treatment, be it surgery or radiation, so I wouldn't worry too much about either.  Forgetfulness may be a consequence of being distracted by your AN experience, which can be consuming.  However, at the tender age of 47, I doubt it has much to do with 'aging'.  Of course, I say this as a fellow who is quite a bit older, so forgive my bias.  :)

Thanks again for letting us know you're back and doing O.K.  Now, 'don't be a stranger'!

Jim
4.5 cm AN diagnosed 5/06.  Retrosigmoid surgery 6/06.  Follow-up FSR completed 10/06.  Tumor shrinkage & necrosis noted on last MRI.  Life is good. 

Life is not the way it's supposed to be. It's the way it is.  The way we cope with it is what makes the difference.