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ferrone

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Referral for GTA (Toronto) Doctor
« on: March 05, 2008, 08:14:53 pm »
Newly Diagnosed. Looking for a second opinion.

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Re: Referral for GTA (Toronto) Doctor
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2008, 08:28:45 pm »
Hi there ... I am so sorry about your recent diagnosis - I was just diagnosed last July (the 31st) and - I highly recommend you talk with Dr. Lorne Parnes and Stephen Lownie at London Health Sciences Center in London, ON.  I am awaiting my pre-admission tests this April and surgery will probably be in May or June of this year.  I never considered Gamme Knife - they do not do this in London - but they do in Toronto.

4CM will have a lot of info. to add - she has been a wealth of info. to me and is a GREAT asset to this Board - she seems to know all the good Dr's.
- Oct. 16/08 - 12 hour 'blob-ectomy' at LHSC in London, ON - Dr. Lownie and Parnes
- Some internal facial numbness (cheek, tongue, eye), SSD, headaches (getting better), dry eye, some balance issues..... but othwise AWESOME!

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Re: Referral for GTA (Toronto) Doctor
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2008, 07:10:55 pm »
Hi,

I see Dr Rutka at the Toronto General.  He and his team are amazing.  I was seeing a real dud prior.  I cannot say enough good about Dr Rutka.  My husband who works in healthcare was very impressed.

Good luck with your search,
Anne Marie
Sept 8/06 Translab
Post surgical headaches, hemifacial spasms and a scar neuroma. 
Our we having fun YET!!! 
Watch & Wait for more fun & games

yardtick

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Re: Referral for GTA (Toronto) Doctor
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2008, 07:25:27 pm »
Out of curiosity how many of us now are from Ont?  I think our numbers are growing.  Maybe for next year's AN synopsis's it would be nice to attend.  By the way Phyl what are the dates?  I need to plan.  It's going to be a busy year (25th Wedding Anniv) for me and I would love to attend.

Anne Marie
Sept 8/06 Translab
Post surgical headaches, hemifacial spasms and a scar neuroma. 
Our we having fun YET!!! 
Watch & Wait for more fun & games

calimama

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Re: Referral for GTA (Toronto) Doctor
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2008, 11:10:37 am »
here here in Toronto.
Hi Anne Marie... we keep bumping into each other!
I am also seeing Dr. Rutka. I have little experience in the health care system so i am not sure i can compare him to anyone, but i am sure he knows his stuff. He is one busy guy!
I am not sure how many from Ontario (or Canada) we have here... this is actually the first time i have come into this section of the site so we might be kind of spread out here in where we are looking and posting.

Has anyone seen or had surgery with Dr. Guha at Toronto Western??

cheers!
Left 2.9cm CP Angle AN discovered Jan 2008. Retrosig surgery June 2, 2008 Toronto, Canada. Facial paralysis and numbness, double vision (4th nerve), SSD. DV totally recovered in 4th month; palsy started to recover slowly around month 7. Had twin boys 13 months after surgery. Doing great.

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Re: Referral for GTA (Toronto) Doctor
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2008, 01:24:32 pm »
Im not from Ontario but im from Canada, Montreal to be exact....
Waith and Watcher
July 2006 8mm
Jan 2007 9.5 mm
Jan 2009 1.4 cmm x 5mm
GK surgery completed on May 4, 2009 in Sherbrook Quebec, hoping and praying this will be the beginning of the end of my AN......

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Re: Referral for GTA (Toronto) Doctor
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2008, 05:25:47 pm »
Tatianne,

My 19 & 18 yr old or both in your beautiful city partying for March break. 

I miss them..............Sunday is a long way away!

Anne Marie
Sept 8/06 Translab
Post surgical headaches, hemifacial spasms and a scar neuroma. 
Our we having fun YET!!! 
Watch & Wait for more fun & games

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Re: Referral for GTA (Toronto) Doctor
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2008, 09:26:40 pm »
Since there are many here fron ontario, canada does anyone know Dr ruckenstein?  He's now in philidelphia, pa.

calimama

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Re: Referral for GTA (Toronto) Doctor
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2008, 06:47:17 am »
HI Claire...

I don't know this Doctor. I am in Toronto.

Why do you ask?
Left 2.9cm CP Angle AN discovered Jan 2008. Retrosig surgery June 2, 2008 Toronto, Canada. Facial paralysis and numbness, double vision (4th nerve), SSD. DV totally recovered in 4th month; palsy started to recover slowly around month 7. Had twin boys 13 months after surgery. Doing great.