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Hi I’m new here.
In 2019 I was rear ended hard, my left side forehead hit the steering wheel. I only had a busted lip, didn’t go to ER.
I went to ER the next morning due to large bump, headache and N&V they did an MRI and they didn’t see anything that was worrisome told me just to wait it out. 4 months later I went to a neurologist for pain behind the left eye, memory focus concentration problems. He did another MRI and found the meningioma. 4 years later it has doubled in size from 4mm to 8mm and as of last week is continuous grow.
I was told just check it in a year. Is this a normal procedure to wait while it keeps growing ?
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Hi. By mistake through an X-ray for another issue it was discovered that I had a Meningioma (apparently it showed up on an X-ray in 2006, but, no one told me) that was in 2021. My surgeon watched it, and I had Gamma Knife at 6mm. He didn’t want it to get any bigger. I would suggest a second opinion. I had the Gamma Knife (Univ. of Pa) in March, 2024. Good luck.
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rh61: NO, this is not acceptable care. You state that as of last week it is still growing. At the minimum a repeat scan should be at the 6 month mark, not a year. You need a second opinion from a neurosurgeon, not a neurologist.