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Anyone have multiple meningioma brain tumors?
Brain Tumor | Last Active: May 29, 2023 | Replies (148)Comment receiving replies
I just found out that I have a small (1.2 cm) frontal meningioma. I had a very large one surgically removed in 2011 (it was at the base of my skull, by my spinal cord, and about the size of a golf ball) I was told at that time that I should never have to worry about getting another so I did not have any MRIs after it was removed. A month ago I was having dizziness and other issues and one of the tests my doctor did was an MRI of my brain. That is when they found this new meningioma When I met with the Neurosurgeon today he told me it is quite rare to have another occur. From reading the information on this site it seems like it is not rare?
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@jodyfreeman , I also developed a second left frontal lobe meningioma and my Neurologist didn't remark about it being unusual, just that I have another to watch on surveillance MRI's.
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Yes, I am. I had a large one removed from the left side of my head in 2009 and had annual MRIs done for the following five years. During one of these MRIs another one was found in the frontal lobe area on the top of my head. There are still tentacles that were left from the surgery because they could not get them. My neurosurgeon has released me but said if the latest one starts to grow it can be removed by laser. My neuropsychologist will be following me going forward. I developed mild cognitive impairment from the first meningioma which has left me without the ability to organize, follow thought processes, and loss of short and long term memory.