I have been thinking I’ll just plop in the “How much did my meningioma grow in one year” article only after I have test results, but I’ve never been any good at “to be continued” TV shows or not peeking into wrapped presents under the Christmas tree! So you get a “pre-article”!
I’m just letting you know that I had a thorough physical two months ago, tried to get the doctor to move up the timeline on getting the one-year MRI but he wouldn’t do it, and now, FINALLY, I had the MRI yesterday and we’re just awaiting the test results. (By the way, I’m in astoundingly good health, just little sniggly problems cropping up that I will certainly try to deal with holistically).
Up until four months ago, I was guilty of “horriblizing”, being very anxious and fearful about whether or not what I’ve been doing has done any good and wondering if that thing was growing. Doctors should live through this “watch and wait” thing themselves, it’s not any fun to anticipate years and years of watching to see if a dangerous thing is ever going to happen.
My marathon training (see http://SheCanRun.com) entirely took my mind off the meningioma fears, thank heavens. AND got me into the best health of my life.
But now the day is almost here. It could be today, it could be Monday, and my doctor will call to let me know the size of that little guy. Stay tuned, I will very shortly tell you what has happened in my brain in the last year!
Filed under: My personal journal entries | Tagged: brain tumor, meningioma
Good Luck with your MRI results! I know the concern your feeling! I recently had my MRI after waiting 3 years and having a baby. Mine stayed stable with no growth! I hope yours does too!