random blabbers…
October 6th, 2004 by Yvonne
I am going beserk soon! Aaaah! It is true when they say that it is impossible to avoid problems. So now I have my right AN removed with complete facial nerve preservation, very thankful for that but I’m now left with a new worry that is the same exact tumor on the left hemisphere of my peanut brain. Oh god this is my residual hearing please don’t take it away from me.
So I am out of the hospital I should be getting back onto my tracks but… I am left to worry about my AN. Dr. Friedman chooses an approach that can preserve my hearing for some time but it will one day go away. Stereotactic radiosurgery has been to known to produce good results but the result varies for NF2 patients because our tumor is slightly different. For normal ANs, it contains schwann cells but ours are neurofibroma cells which is thougher to tackle. Some says the result is good while some, including publications by universities I have found, insists of failure. I can’t just give it a go like that cuz he says that facial nerve preservation have been difficult after SRS treatments.
That’s that for me to worry. I’ll continue my research and hopefully get my next MRI done soon enough cuz I swear a change of hearing nowadays. On the other hand, I’ve to worry about my education. Yes you can quote me on my words to take a different approach to life but heck for the fact that I am sick and being the only child, I seriously need a sound education for survival. (after all who’s going to pay my medical bills?) so okay after I get this AN handled I will go back to college.
Ah…it’s been happening nowadays. I often start off with loads of things to blog but they tend to dissapear somewhere in the middle… what is wrong with me?
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