@mkoch

Below is my JULY 30th MRI report stating no significant change in six months. My appointment with the neurosurgeon was yesterday, AUGUST 12th, my neighbor, who is a doctor, accompanied me. Dr. S’s assistant said the tumor grew and that it’s better to get MRI information from the doctor, not the radiology report.

My neurosurgeon, neighbor, and I spent 45 minutes studying and measuring the meningioma on both MRI reports and agreed that the recent images looked and measured about one millimeter larger.

I now have an appointment for a third MRI in February, but will see the UCD radiologist for his opinion this month about fragmented radiation treatments now, or later. I don’t have any symptoms. I’m not claustrophobic and only live 15 minutes from the hospital. Friends, neighbors, and my husband will take me to the 30 appointments. I’m wondering how I will feel after each treatment and how it will affect my active life. Dr. S said the treatments will cause fatigue about two months after the treatments for a short period of time.

Brain: These images again demonstrate left middle cranial fossa dural based avidly enhancing mass around left clinoid process measuring about 1.4 x 1.1 x 1.5 cm (was 1.4 x 1.1 x 1.6 cm retrospectively) not significantly change since previous study within the given difference in technique and slice selection. The mass [and adjacent dural tail] slightly abuts lateral aspect of the prechiasmatic segment of the left optic nerve with no obvious intrinsic signal abnormality at this time. Adjacent dural tail/thickening slightly extends to lateral aspect of the posterior optic canal (11:60). Medial aspect of the mass adjacent to paraclinoid internal carotid artery which is patent and [The] rostral aspect of the mass in close proximity to carotid terminus which has minimally displaced dorsally.