Re: decision re surgery

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New Message on Pituitary Chat decision re surgery Reply   Recommend Message 5 in Discussion From: Oldmanfore Hi Marcia,   I can only say, my experience with my own non-functioning pit tumor is that it did not and do not create the sort of symptoms before and after surgery. I thought I had hearing and vision problems, and therefore I in fact went to see those specialists before I was told to get a MRI to exclude a possible acoustic tumor (pure guess) which may be the cause of my complaints. Then they saw the pit tumor!   Later I found out I was not alone in this kind of bizarre situation, many people with huge non-functioning tumors found out they had the problem rather accidentally on doing MRIs for other suspected causes.   So may I suggest you ask your doctor(s) to determine whether that tumor is really non-functioning type? I tend to agree 4mm is too small to operate on if it is really a non-functioning type. Some inexperienced neurosurgeons may not even be able to find it!! But if it is secreting type, perhaps the earlier it is out the better.   Just my thoughts. Trust your doctors.   Regards,   Oldmanfore View other groups in this category. Also on MSN: Start Chatting | Listen to Music | House & Home | Try Online Dating | Daily Horoscopes To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. Remove my e-mail address from Pituitary Chat.