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Hi Pranas, How large is your tumor? Are you having any side effects from it. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/185894/

Discussion: Any Optic Nerve Meningioma Patients Who've Had Surgery?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Feb 20, 2018

Hello @mrsjrocellis1 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thinking about surgery can make a lot of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/806658/

Discussion: Stereotactic Radiosurgery Surgery (Gamma or Cyberknife) for Meningioma

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Feb 5, 2023

Hi. I had Gamma Knife this past March. The only thing that I didn’t like (which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1105467/

Discussion: I have a minimum eleven meningiomas is this normal?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Jul 14, 2024

I was diagnosed with an Acoustic Neuroma on my left side in February 2006. It's size...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/84552/

Discussion: Anyone else diagnosed with acoustic neuroma, a benign brain tumor?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Nov 7, 2018

Hello, I am sorry to hear your ordeal. You seemed to be angry with your surgeon...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1380015/

Discussion: Atypical Grade 2 Meningioma Recurrence

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Aug 26, 2025

Hi Nancy, welcome to Connect. I moved your message to the Brain Tumor group to a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/116338/

Discussion: Anyone have multiple meningioma brain tumors?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Jul 4, 2017

Hi @tracyb and @megmor and cc to @cgrammie2. I was diagnosed November 2016 after a mini...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/76968/

Discussion: Pachymeningitis: Anyone else?

Support Group: Brain & Nervous System

Posted: Mar 6, 2018

Thanks so much for your reply. My sister had some complications with her surgery in 2001,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/155326/

Discussion: Anyone have multiple meningioma brain tumors?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Jul 8, 2017

I was diagnosed with a meningioma in 2018. I was having double vision at night. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1108620/

Discussion: Meningioma: Anyone else? I'm frightened

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Jul 20, 2024

Hi @loolookirl You should be referred to a neurosurgeon. The Neurologist did the same to me...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/254892/

Discussion: Cavernous sinus meningioma

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Aug 28, 2020

@lisaj63: I had my craniotomy exactly 2 years ago at UCSF and just had a zoom...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1430281/

Discussion: Meningioma: Anyone else? I'm frightened

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Nov 3, 2025

Everyone is different. I had a meningioma that grew and broke through my brain lining, which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/867781/

Discussion: Anyone have multiple meningioma brain tumors?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: May 27, 2023

Had my gamma knife procedure on 3/14 - no side effects yet. Been advised to contact...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/827035/

Discussion: Choosing how to handle a regrowth of a meningioma gamma knife/surgery

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Mar 16, 2023

Three months ago I had a 6”+ frontal lobe atypical meningioma removed via craniotomy. Surgery was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1292101/

Discussion: Post craniotomy did anyone have weird sensations? Throbbing?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Apr 28, 2025

Interestingly I had a similar experience in that my neurosurgeon told me I had 1 tumor,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1091196/

Discussion: I have a minimum eleven meningiomas is this normal?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Jun 21, 2024

Many prayers to you @broncosport1 I’m new to this and also have a meningioma that’s over...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/815290/

Discussion: Choosing how to handle a regrowth of a meningioma gamma knife/surgery

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Feb 22, 2023

@as72 Hello, I became unable to get out of a chair. My partner called an ambulance...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1455740/

Discussion: Has anyone been diagnosed with Meningioma with edema?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Dec 7, 2025

I saw this 'Accoustic Neuroma' subject and had to stop in. I had an AN in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/84271/

Discussion: Anyone else diagnosed with acoustic neuroma, a benign brain tumor?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Nov 1, 2016

@colleenyoung Thanks for asking. My partner had Gamma Knife Surgery two weeks ago today. The procedure...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1491735/

Discussion: Have you had Gamma knife surgery? What can I expect?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Jan 27 10:20am

No other options per neuro surgeon in Tucson AZ. He has done 1 a year in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/185902/

Discussion: Any Optic Nerve Meningioma Patients Who've Had Surgery?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Feb 20, 2018

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