I will never know if I truly had to have surgery. Maybe I never would’ve gotten symptoms.

i now have surgery scheduled. The tumor has grown down headed towards dangerous teriorith

Unbelievable to me what a month has meant since my message above of exactly one month ago…..i am now scheduled for surgery this month and am experiencing symptoms with “sudden onset” (after almost 7 years of watch and wait)

On a positive note, i feel very psychologically prepared for surgery—i sincerely hope after a period of recuperation, the surgery will improve my quality of life.

I was offered surgery for the first time six months ago and couldn’t imagine i was so close to needing it…..and two excellent neuro-surgeons thought i could wait another six months and have another MRI “and nothing would happen” I don’t fault them….the tumor suddenly grew down into my brain after over six years of being on the surface. in may 2024, it was a “convexity meningioma”. It’s now a “parasaggital meningioma and feels very different. For me, it’s “easier” to accept the need for surgery, now that i’m “suffering”. i absolutely was not ready to have surgery six months ago….i am now…there are so many logistics to resolve before surgery and i pray for the ability and resilience to complete everything i must get done.