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Post sugery
I had brain surgery for meningioma on my right side in 2007. I have MRI done every year after surgery until now. So far it...
Diagnosed with Meningioma in the right parasagittal frontal convexity
I was recently diagnosed with Meningioma in the right parasagittal frontal convexity measuring the size of grape and would like to connect with someone diagnosed...
Olfactory groove meningioma
I've been having regular MRI's for almost 10 years. My last two have shown growth, and my neurologist says it's time to have it removed....
Recently diagnosed bilateral meningiomas
A recent MRI discovered I have two small meningiomas, 9mm and 1.3 cm in size. I am scared but have no symptoms. This was an...
What is your experience with GammaTile Therapy for Meningioma?
Needing further treatment for recurring meningioma 3. One set of physicians will reradiate and second opinion states to consider surgery for resection on new growth,...
Multiple meningiomas in past, but now my new tumor is GBM4
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/multiple-meningiomas-in-past-but-now-my-new-tumor-is-gbm4/
Over the past 22 years I have been diagnosed and had surgery for multiple meningiomas. The first surgery was 22 years ago as my tumor...
Meningioma pressing against the optic nerve
My wife Marylou (59) has a tumor. Diagnostic Studies: A brain MRI from 07/23/2021, shows a very large left sphenoid wing meningioma, that encases the...
Left Tentorial meningioma: What should I expect?
I just learned that my meningioma is tentorial. I know that this is a rare type and that surgery is often more risky based on...
Brain surgery question for families: Waiting area at St. Mary's
Hi - my dad will be having brain surgery to remove a meningioma in a few weeks at St. Mary’s (Mayo) in Rochester, MN.Does anyone...
Meningioma and Cavernoma: Stressed Waiting and Watching
Never ever thought I'd be in a discussion like this. But. No surgeries ever. "Healthy as a Horse." 62-year-old female. Diagnosed with "left paramedian posterior...
Newly diagnosed with a meningioma. 2 opinions differ
Symptoms of headaches that wake me at night, ringing in the ears, oddly pretty auras, internal left eye pain and worsening vision lead to an...
Cavernous sinus meningioma
Hello, I have recently been diagnosed with a right cavernous sinus meningioma that has wrapped around the carotid artery and is pressing on the optic...
1.5 cm calcified Parafalcine meningioma
My CT scan recently showed the above. I am waiting for a MRI. I’m 63. I’m losing sleep. MD doesn’t think it will require surgery...
Diagnosed with Meningioma
Saw a neurosurgeon went over my options. My surgery date is tentatively the end of this month. Nervous.. looking for advice from someone who has...
Trigeminal neuralgia worse 10 years after MVD now tentorial meningioma
I had MVD surgery for trigeminal neuralgia 10 yrs ago. The surgery was partially successful for a while although I continued to have terrible eye...
Should I choose to do surgery right away or wait a while?
I was diagnosed with having meningioma measuring 2.9cm in the left posterior fossa. There is focal mass effect on left pons with suggestion of impingement...
Meningioma in my Superior left parietal lobe-4 yr DX ann. Help!?
Good evening friends! Thanks in advance, for all of your support & info for me to consider, when it comes to my diagnosis of a...
Are any of you making life changes due to tumors? Hair coloring? etc?
At age 66 I am recently diagnosed with a 4.2 cm meningioma and 2 cm vestibular schwannoma. I am seeing the team at Mayo and...
Grade 3 meningioma with double vision
My husband had craniotomy in 2022 for 5cm meningioma. Initially diagnosed as grade two. He did radiation following surgery. When it started to grow a...
Family reaction to my brain tumor (meningioma resection) was bizarre
I was reared with a large loving family. My meningioma was discovered by my blindness in my one eye. I had to rush to have...