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Enjoy Hope and CagneyFred, Mon Nov 23 06:39
Maybe you are all too young to remember these great actors? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOoNOs8Ql28



Anger issues are fairly commonAnne Breen, Sun Nov 22 12:59
My dear Meningimates, Anger issues maybe one of the areas we have trouble dealing with and hesitate to mention with each other. I have tried to deal with my own by redirecting and using the high energy levels anger produces in me for more productive and positive purposes, like volunteering to write to all of you,... more



I'm THANKFULLinda, Wed Nov 18 19:15
I'm thankful..no change in my MRI! HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL! Thank you to all who prayed and supported me.



Isn't this great!Fred Fels, Sat Nov 14 06:35
I volunteer here and heard nothing about this! http://virtualtrials.com/news3.cfm?item=4686



MRI on Wed. Nov. 11 at 10:00-to everyoneLinda , Tue Nov 10 10:40
Jodi, Anne and everyone: Tomorrow is the day. Thank you for all the suggestions to help me through this dreaded MRI. I am claustrophic big time. I have been working on a mental game plan. I have memorized hymns. I am going to pray for all of you on this board. I am going to recall college days and roommates. I will... more



Semper FidelisFred, Tue Nov 10 07:02
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weird mritim, Mon Nov 2 11:37
had to go for my yearly mri of my brain whats left, they also did a mri of my neck and spine , been haveing some problems there,while i was in the mri machine i felt a lite electic shock on both arms, lasted for about 15 seconds. never had that before. both arms jerked away from my body, afterwards i asked the tech... more
  • DEAR TIMAnne Breen, Sat Nov 21 10:27
  • TimAnne Breen, Mon Nov 2 16:27



Adavan/MRILinda, Fri Oct 30 13:27
I called the NS and he says I have to have the full head MRI :(. They are calling in a prescription for Adavan. Does anyone know how this affects you are or anything about it? Will it put me almost out or just take the edge off of nervousness? (The MRI took an hour last time. Last time I had Valium and it did not help ... more



Latest on DennisClovia in NYC, Thu Oct 29 01:36
Where to begin? Recap. Dennis slipped in the park Labor Day. I noticed his leg was swollen that afternoon. Trip to the ER, x-ray, nothing broken. Sent home with "elevate, ice it, keep him off of it". After a week swelling still not down back to ER blood clots in BOTH legs! Admitted, put on coumadin. Transferred to... more



dragging my feet/MRILinda, Tue Oct 27 09:06
I am supposed to have my second MRI in Oct....am on W&W. I keep putting off making the appt. as I am terrified during MRI's. I have read good suggestions on here and yet, I just don't think I can do it. My first was an hr. long but now that they know a specific location of a M, would this one be lots shorter? (It... more



My dear Meningimates, This is very long articles to read and off our specific topic and I really hope you get regular MRIS now, instead of more CAT scans. Does this report below help explain the two fold elevated risk of meningioma in women compared to men? Productive inquiry starts with reading and asking intelligent ... more



Read about thermal heat abulationAnne Breen, Mon Oct 26 00:43
Dear Meningimates, I am very hopeful about this new bt treatment technique http://www.fusfoundation.org/brain-workshop-summary?start=2 This brain workshop section has good meningioma treatment discussion and this new thermal technique and machinery may hopefully be available soon in a few places It might become a... more



longterm cell phone useAnne Breen, Mon Oct 26 00:22
The world health organization is about to issue an new warning on cell phone use for risk of acoustic neuromas http://www.themedguru.com/20091025/newsfeature/prolonged-mobile-phone-use-linked-cancer-86130374.html Just be careful to limit your time use to short calls, some of our kids have already changed to texting,... more



America's militaryFred, Thu Oct 22 06:42
THE STAR SPANGLE BANNER as you never heard it before! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ETrr-XHBjE



Thoughts on this fluBerta, Wed Oct 21 21:50
Since I don't want to compromise P.K.'s health, we both went for a regular flu shot yesterday. I also got a shot for pneumonia (which I wouldn't have) also as a preventative because of his immune system. I have to check his records to see if he has had one since the "P" shot is only required every 5 years. As for the... more



Adiction to gamesFred, Wed Oct 21 07:48
Whe4n you get adicted, you guys will ask me to ge off this site. http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g2/applegame.htm



Blonde joke for a smile todayFred, Tue Oct 20 06:47
A man is driving along a highway and sees a rabbit jump out across the middle of the road. He swerves to avoid hitting it, but unfortunately the rabbit jumps right in front of the car. The driver, a sensitive man as well as an animal lover, pulls over and gets out to see what has become of the rabbit. Much to his... more



more writing ideas for therapyAnne Breen, Mon Oct 19 01:43
MY dear meningimates, and all our loves ones are meningimates too, it is my affectionate term for all who have been affected by any low grade brain tumor, including their family members and significant others We can share freely here in our open forum about anything regarding our life after meningioma treatment too.... more



My dear Meningimate Barbara, I have taken Ru-486 for almost 7 years to control my recurrent meningioma, first in a US clinical trial where I got it for free from 1996 to 1999, then again since Feb 2005 to currently, it is delivered to my doctor from the Feminist Majority Foundation to the local Tucson VA hospital, and ... more



Could use some help, please!Annette, Wed Oct 14 04:33
I am at WAW with (2) M's and have been now for about 5 years, the second one now for only 1. They are in a location that I'm told can only be removed with Gamma Knife. I take topomax due to seizure but other than that and headaches I'm basically alright. Several days ago I started having leg cramps that got worse as... more



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