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Craniotomy in 9 days: What can I expect?

Brain Tumor | Last Active: Mar 21 4:23pm | Replies (28)
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@kdog1957 I thought they do a bone flap and replace part of the skull that they remove? That’s what I was told. I pray for your recovery and healing. My MRI is due 3/24.

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kdog1957 | @kdog1957 | Mar 15 10:19pm

@as72 the usual procedure is to remove and clean the bone flap and put it back as is. Occasionally with meningiomas the tumor can invade the skull. When that happens sometimes the compromised bone is replaced with a plate or a metal mesh. Or infection can necessitate bone replacement as what happened to @jd57. Good luck with the MRI. Is it for diagnosis? I have a follow up MRI next week.

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