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Meningioma: Anyone else? I'm frightened
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I’ve been having headaches and MRI shows that I have a small meningioma. I’m frightened regardless of the size. My doctor has referred me to a neurologist. I’m so worried.
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Hopefully the neurologist will be johnny-on-the-spot about referring you to a neurosurgeon. A neurologist specializes in treating disorders of the brain like epilepsy, Parkinson's, etc. A meningioma ( a tumor that is benign 97% of the time) is the specialty of a neurosurgeon. I wouldn't trust anyone else's opinion with regard to waiting to see if it grows, radiating it, or removing it. There are lots of good posts about meningiomas on this forum. Click on some of the back pages of posts.
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It is definitely a punch to the gut when you hear you have a brain tumor. Make sure you get more than one opinion, including from neurosurgeons if they decide surgery is important. I’m so glad I got more opinions after the first one!