Left Frontal Meningioma surgery recovery

Posted by julie1976 @julie1976, Feb 6, 2019

I'm looking for others who had this surgery and how their recovery is going.I had my surgery 5 weeks ago. Recovery is going well. I have questions for people who have longer recovery time

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@martha30 Depending on the size and exact location they can either do surgery or now there is a laser instrument that they can use to remove it. Mine was a very slow growing tumor and I had absolutely nothing to indicate it was there. I fell and hit my head on a heavy wooden cabinet. I passed out for a few seconds. Because I hit across my left eye I was afraid I had broken something. I went to the ER and had x-rays done. I didn't break anything but it showed the large tumor. I was immediately referred to a neurosurgeon. He did an MRI and found that it was large with multiple outgrowths. He told me if I had waited even two weeks to come in I would have had a stroke from the pressure it was causing on the brain.
I hope everything goes well for you.

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@cindyt63: I am glad to hear it was caught in a timely manner preventing you from having a stroke. Such an example of serendipity; the fact that the meningioma was only discovered because of your fall. (A lucky accident)

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Profile picture for cindyt63 @cindyt63

@martha30 Depending on the size and exact location they can either do surgery or now there is a laser instrument that they can use to remove it. Mine was a very slow growing tumor and I had absolutely nothing to indicate it was there. I fell and hit my head on a heavy wooden cabinet. I passed out for a few seconds. Because I hit across my left eye I was afraid I had broken something. I went to the ER and had x-rays done. I didn't break anything but it showed the large tumor. I was immediately referred to a neurosurgeon. He did an MRI and found that it was large with multiple outgrowths. He told me if I had waited even two weeks to come in I would have had a stroke from the pressure it was causing on the brain.
I hope everything goes well for you.

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@cindyt63

Yes, you were lucky. I had the stroke from an undiagnosed stage 2 meningioma. Emergency surgery saved my life (Thank God) but it was an extremely close call. Recovery was complicated by recovering from the hemorrhagic stroke which I had had.

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Profile picture for cindyt63 @cindyt63

@martha30 Depending on the size and exact location they can either do surgery or now there is a laser instrument that they can use to remove it. Mine was a very slow growing tumor and I had absolutely nothing to indicate it was there. I fell and hit my head on a heavy wooden cabinet. I passed out for a few seconds. Because I hit across my left eye I was afraid I had broken something. I went to the ER and had x-rays done. I didn't break anything but it showed the large tumor. I was immediately referred to a neurosurgeon. He did an MRI and found that it was large with multiple outgrowths. He told me if I had waited even two weeks to come in I would have had a stroke from the pressure it was causing on the brain.
I hope everything goes well for you.

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Profile picture for cindyt63 @cindyt63

@martha30 Depending on the size and exact location they can either do surgery or now there is a laser instrument that they can use to remove it. Mine was a very slow growing tumor and I had absolutely nothing to indicate it was there. I fell and hit my head on a heavy wooden cabinet. I passed out for a few seconds. Because I hit across my left eye I was afraid I had broken something. I went to the ER and had x-rays done. I didn't break anything but it showed the large tumor. I was immediately referred to a neurosurgeon. He did an MRI and found that it was large with multiple outgrowths. He told me if I had waited even two weeks to come in I would have had a stroke from the pressure it was causing on the brain.
I hope everything goes well for you.

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@cindyt63 I found mine the same way. It is the size of a golf ball and I have no symptoms. I’m having back surgery today and then when I recover the plan is to take it out. I’m a little nervous after reading some of the comments, but I’ve had melanoma twice so that worries me more. I guess it is what it is and I found it for a reason. I’m glad it is coming out before there are bigger issues.

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Hello name is Jim I've had two surgery on my left side one through skull and another through left ear .I am doing very well I'm 69 .still getting tumors every year last year got treated with cyberknife and worked very well .this year 5 more tumors on left side so back to cyberknife for 5 treatments .just yo let you know after all this I still player golf fish and play poker so hang in thanks Jim

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@intheyear2525 that is great news! I was hoping to hear some good outcomes.

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