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Frontoparietal Meningioma: Anyone else?

Brain Tumor | Last Active: Jun 22 7:50pm | Replies (14)

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Hi: my thoughts are with you. Sounds like what I went through 2+ years ago. I had a silent seizure, the hospital did an MRI and found a golfball sized benign tumor in my front left forehead. Said it may have been slowly growing for 20 years. Who knew? I thought I was just depressed. I went from barely walking or talking to close to normal within a few days. But the seizure medications I take now have really messed up my energy and balance, and altogether I’ve “missed” a few years of my life. I now also have pretty severe neuropathy, which has really curtailed my life. I’ve had so many neurological tests, nerve tests, cardio tests, etc. but all the results are normal. Does it have anything to do with the brain tumor? Again, who knows? Keep taking any tests they suggest, going for your MRIs, and don’t ever give up! I’m rooting for you.

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@dbicher I thought I sent a reply to you, but I don't see it. If this is a repeat, apologies (trying to figure this system out). Did they do an EEG to diagnose the silent seizure? Just wondering how it as diagnosed since you are on medication. They gave me 2 doses of Keppra in the hospital but didn't continue it since my EEG was normal and didn't indicate seizures. The side effects of some of the antiseizure medications are sometimes awful along with neuropathy medications. I will continue to pursue the reason for my symptoms. Are your repeat MRI's showing no growth?

@dbicher: Did you have the golf ball size tumor removed or radiated? Or just leaving it alone and taking anti-seizure meds.