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I have no idea what a videonystagmogram is, so I can't answer you. Have you looked...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/84280/

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

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Nov 7, 2016

Hi @nancirae, Did you get a second opinion from Mayo Clinic? Do you plan to get...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/116419/

Discussion: Anyone have multiple meningioma brain tumors?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Oct 19, 2019

Hi @07ram, thank you for the MDAnderson recommendation. Were you offered a choice between Gamma knife...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/155334/

Discussion: Anyone have multiple meningioma brain tumors?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Jul 12, 2017

Hello @jmb73. I would like to start by inviting some members who have talked about having...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/238518/

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

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Jan 5, 2019

I was diagnosed with acoustic neuroma in 2000 - it was 4 cm or the size...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1136770/

Discussion: Acoustic Neuroma: What treatment options and specialists?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Sep 5, 2024

Hello @boots77 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I understand you've had previous trauma causing you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/322757/

Discussion: What were your experiences with the head frame for Gamma Knife?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Dec 15, 2020

Hi...what "effects" did you experience? Thanks! I have a family member going under the gamma knife...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/155037/

Discussion: Meningiomas. Gamma knife or Cyber Knife. Which is more effective?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Aug 9, 2018

@tlosborne, welcome. I hope that the second MRI went well earlier this week. It can be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/625320/

Discussion: Meningioma pressing against the optic nerve

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Aug 11, 2021

Hi Justin, I am nancye3's sister. I had gamma knife treatment in Aug 2017 so I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/238524/

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

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Jan 7, 2019

Hello @rose4622 You have been on my mind and I'm glad that you posted. Yes, I'm...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/84611/

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

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Dec 29, 2018

Hi Robin, Sorry you are having these problems. What type of radiation did you have? Was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/143993/

Discussion: What's your life like after Brain surgery?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Jul 8, 2017

I canceled my gamma knife procedure because three neurosurgeons were against it. It depends on the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1128676/

Discussion: Gamma knife and nerve damage

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Where did you find someone to do Proton therapy? I’ve asked at two places now and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1094474/

Discussion: Living with a meningioma: What warning signs may indicate changes?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Jun 26, 2024

Hello Karen @pejiota4jack, I just read your different posts. I had a cavernoma in May 2017,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/254880/

Discussion: Cavernous sinus meningioma

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Nov 28, 2019

@bellachele68, welcome. What type of surgery will you be having? Is gamma knife an option for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/873144/

Discussion: Watching a Meningioma Brain Tumor

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Jun 5, 2023

Have you asked about Gamma Knife Ray Surgery? That was one of the options I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1096127/

Discussion: Meningioma: Anyone else? I'm frightened

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Jun 29, 2024

I had heard of that. From what I know my BIL had various Gamma Knife procedures....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1132382/

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

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Aug 28, 2024

Hi @nanatessie and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I think you might also be interested in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/318786/

Discussion: Gamma knife treatment in 2018 for meningioma around the optic area

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Aug 9, 2020

I had the gamma knife procedure. It must have stopped the growth, my vision is returning...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/254877/

Discussion: Cavernous sinus meningioma

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Oct 21, 2019

Mine is 2.1 cm and they said the couldn’t do just gamma knife. Needs to be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1091017/

Discussion: Anyone having Gamma Knife for parafalcine (parafalx) meningioma?

Support Group: Brain Tumor

Posted: Jun 21, 2024

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