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8 mm mass near foraman of monro.
Hi, I have been having an issue with my bp being all over the place and my pulse 95% is tachy 100+ resting. I have been having these stabbing pains on the right side and back of my head when I go from sitting to standing which only last for a few moments and headaches when I get up in the morning. A few weeks ago I got up and walked towards the stairs I got really dizzy and the next thing I remember is laying on the bottom of the stairs crying cause I hit my head. My short term memory has been off for the past couple months I have noticed. I just have a blank while doing things and can’t remember what I was doing and after a minute or so it will come to me. My dr ordered an MRI and it came back showing a 8 mm irregular, enhancing mass near the foreman of monro. The radiologist said it could be an aneurysm, meningioma, or other neoplastic process. He recommended a ct angio and an appt with a neurosurgeon. I had my ct angio yesterday and it is not an aneurysm. I go to see a neurologist and then neurosurgeon at Mayo on Tuesday. I am so worried I am just 40 and I have 3 kids and one graduates high school at the end of May. My mind is going a million miles a minute with what ifs! Just wondering if anyone else has gone through anything similar.
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I was diagnosed w a Meningioma, I had Gamma Knife Radiation bc it’s inoperable near a major vessel in brain. It was 14mm. Yours is very small whatever it is and there is plenty of treatment. I was a wreck like you hearing the diagnosis brain tumor, so far they think benign. The neurologist probably won’t be the best to see. Neurosurgeon and neuro oncologist (even if not cancerous) are the specialists you need. Best of luck and post a f/u if you’d like. Mayo Clinic is wonderful. I haven’t been there but I guess that’s why I signed up for this site. I had my treatment at New York Presbyterian/Columbia.
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1 ReactionI think it’s the unknown that is so unsettling. I’ve had a couple people from the town I live in go to Mayo for their cancer treatment and I have heard nothing but good things about things so that’s why I just got an appointment there right away. Now that you say that about a neurologist, I am seeing a neuro oncologist before the neurosurgeon. I was a little freaked out about the title but like you said they see benign and malignant. Did the radiation stop yours from growing?
Yes, discovered 5/21, Gamma Knife 1/23, most recent MRI (with contrast, always necessary for better imaging of tumor) one month ago no growth thank God 🙏🏻. Wishing you the best possible outcome.
Hello. I had Gamma Knife in March 2024. My surgeon told me at that time. The procedure would keep the tumor from progressing and that it may take years to see if it gets smaller. That is why (when it was accidentally discovered) they wait to monitor the growth. It was a terrifying and amazing procedure rolled all into one. Walk in to UofP at 6:00 am and walk out at 3:30pm. No side affects at all. I only had the tiny little holes from the halo that had to heal.
Correction: had Gamma Knife 1/22.
I didn’t have the halo just mask… the procedure itself was nothing; only thing 6 mos later had some swelling around tumor so needed course of steroids… good to know it still may shrink… mine hasn’t really shrunk… that would be wonderful if it still can happen… glad you’re doing well!
dchrzano: How long did you have to be on the steroids? When I consulted with the neuro-oncologist, he only mentioned possible swelling immediately after the procedure. My 8 mm and 6 mm meningiomas haven't grown in 2 years but I know if they do grow, gamma knife will be on the schedule. And I'm not looking forward to it. Radiation scares me more than the craniotomy I had for a third one. And being on a prolonged course of steroids is one of the things that bothers me.
He didn’t let it get bigger than 6mm. The important thing is to keep it from growing. Good luck.
Probably 2-3 weeks but I came off early bc I don’t like steroids, get nightmares and just jittery all the time. Had to go back on them for another 2 wks or so bc swelling around tumor persisted which caused a little r sided weakness in my foot and handwriting a bit shaky (tumor on left side of top portion of brain)… now resolved.
Good to know. Thanks for the reply.