Can my menigioma grow that quickly?

If you ever need someone to talk to for a boost or just to unload, let me know. I’d be more than happy!

Thank you sweetheart! I truly appreciate you! Perfect treatmants would be great wouldnt they? lol Doing my very best to stay strong and positive! I PROMISE!< 3

I’m sorry to hear that. I wish there were perfect treatments for these things. Stay strong! Stay positive!

I am currently in the same situation. My labs are QUADRUPLING and the scans show the tumors growing 2-3cm basically weekly. My doctor is wondering if my environment and stress load is maybe a factor in the extremely rapid growth im experiencing, on top of an already aggressive cancer.

Best comment I’ve ever read! 🤣🤣 you really said “screw wtf they look like, the world is closing in on me and I can’t get out! And my ears are bleeding from the noise!” lol

I am so sorry you go thru that. I know it is really hard to do. I have to be sedated to be able to get thru an MRI. Take care and good luck.

My apologies. I didnt give clarifying details. I have CPTSD so my reaction to being in small boxes wlith no escape is traumatizing flashhbacks. And I'm 96 so treatments are limited. The rest of you are correct for your circumstances.

From my understanding, the typical MRI measures 3 different "planes" and it can be confusing depending on who is interpreting it. For instance, mine reads "3.4 cm AP x 3.3 cm TR x 3.7 cm CC". AP is anterior posterior, measuring from front to back, like horizontal from face to back of skull. TR is transverse, like horizontal from side to side or ear to ear. CC is craniocaudal, vertical from top to bottom of skull. From my own unprofessional but obsessive research (lol), the measurements are supposed to be done on each "plane" starting and ending at the largest part of the plane. I get confused too, because to say a tumor is say "2 cm" on a report, seems to be leaving out other important information, in my opinion. I would suggest getting clarification from your neurosurgeon. Also, from my experience, mine was originally found on a CT, which isn't as good as accurate in detecting measuring a meningioma as an MRI is. That is what I have been told by my neurosurgeon. I'd also ask if that measurement is referring to total "volume".

I do have a concern of what all these repeated MRIs are doing to my brain. They don’t seem to have any solid studies (at least that I’ve seen) done on it.

They have headphones that they talk to me through and also it plays whatever music I choose went I get my MRIs. They also have a mirror that points toward the technician so you can see them. I usually close my eyes though.