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Palace

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Monitoring AN tumor size
« on: November 30, 2010, 06:19:11 pm »
Last year my tumor was 19X18X16 and now it's, 17X13X11 and still significantly shrinking.  That is the best Christmas gift I could hope for.  I wish you the same.
22 mm Acoustic Neuroma (right side)
Cyberknife, Nov. & Dec. 2006
Dr. Iris Gibbs & Dr. Blevins @ Stanford
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Palace

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Re: Monitoring AN tumor size
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2010, 06:22:40 pm »
From the 3 page MRI report:

There is minimal fluid within the left mastoid air cells cysts which is nonspecific.
22 mm Acoustic Neuroma (right side)
Cyberknife, Nov. & Dec. 2006
Dr. Iris Gibbs & Dr. Blevins @ Stanford
single sided deafness

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Re: Monitoring AN tumor size
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2010, 03:22:52 pm »
Merry Christmas!  Fantastic news!
Liz
Left AN 2.5CM,retrosigmoid 11/2008, second surgery to repair CSF leak. 
Headaches began immediately.  Dr. Ducic occipital nerve resection, December 2011!!!!!

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Re: Monitoring AN tumor size
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2010, 03:41:52 pm »
Palace ~

Congratulations!  Santa came early for you this year.  ;)

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.

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Re: Monitoring AN tumor size
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2010, 06:53:40 am »
Congratulations, Palace.

Great news!

Jan
Retrosig 5/31/07 Drs. Battista & Kazan (Hinsdale, Illinois)
Left AN 3.0 cm (1.5 cm @ diagnosis 6 wks prior) SSD. BAHA implant 3/4/08 (Dr. Battista) Divino 6/4/08  BP100 4/2010 BAHA 5 8/2015

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Re: Monitoring AN tumor size
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2010, 10:29:02 am »
Hi Palace:

It is always nice to hear good news.  Have a Happy Holiday!!!

Karen
Caregiver:  Husband 3.0cm diagnosed 1/10, Retrosigmoid Surgery 4/10 Tufts Medical CTR Boston, Dr. Carl Heilman-Exceptional Surgeon

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Re: Monitoring AN tumor size
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2010, 10:36:33 am »
What a great Christmas gift!
Rejoice :)
06/06-Translab 3x2.5 vascular L AN- MAMC,Tacoma WA
Facial nerve cut,reanastomosed.Tarsorrhaphy
11/06. Gold weight,tarsorrhaphy reversed
01/08- nerve transposition-(12/7) UW Hospital, Seattle
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Re: Monitoring AN tumor size
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2010, 01:45:48 pm »
Great news for the holidays!

Vivian
CPA AN(most likely meningioma) 1.6cm by 1.5cm by 1.9cm diagnosed early March 09. Watch and Wait.