I got extremely lucky that somehow my primary care physician knew this surgeon personally and placed a call for me. I am forever grateful for that as well.
I am eternally grateful for the outcome. The tumor in my brain, behind my left eye was in a location that thankfully, was relatively easy to remove. The surgeon said that it is most likely Grade 1 Benign: these are very slow-growing tumors and account for 75 percent of all meningiomas.) I will still have to wait for the pathology report but, it is benign according to the surgeon. I was very, very blessed that this MENINGIOMA was operable and benign and easily accessible.
I cannot even begin to express the gratitude. I know there will be many more bumps in the road of life but at least I know this is a pretty huge one I just crossed! I am very happy with the outcome and just want to let you know, in case you are randomly searching the internet and researching, "What is a meningioma" and sharing a success story.
I was sent home ONE day after brain surgery for the removal of a meningioma. Oh! and I also had to have an embolization procedure. (An embolization involves threading a thin tube (catheter) up the leg
veins or arteries directly into the blood vessels that feed the
tumor. Then a glue-like clotting substance is injected to choke off and
shrink the tumor.) In my case, they went up the groin area, and I was pretty much awake. This was not any fun at all! I kept asking for more "twilight" medicine, so I would not hear and see the procedure, but no luck! it was the weirdest feeling ever to feel a wire going up my body and up to my brain. I am sorry, I know that sounds horrible reading it, but just imagine me, half-awake as they did the procedure!
I am eternally grateful for the outcome. The tumor in my brain, behind my left eye was in a location that thankfully, was relatively easy to remove. The surgeon said that it is most likely Grade 1 Benign: these are very slow-growing tumors and account for 75 percent of all meningiomas.) I will still have to wait for the pathology report but, it is benign according to the surgeon. I was very, very blessed that this MENINGIOMA was operable and benign and easily accessible.
I cannot even begin to express the gratitude. I know there will be many more bumps in the road of life but at least I know this is a pretty huge one I just crossed! I am very happy with the outcome and just want to let you know, in case you are randomly searching the internet and researching, "What is a meningioma" and sharing a success story.
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