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----------------------------------------------------------- From: cat Message 2 in Discussion I dont trust some of the MRI readings we get..I had surgery in 1998, tumor showed no growth in 1999 but when checked in 2000 grew 1mm close to the same size as it started, 2.5 cm. Had to have radiation in 2001...I have MRIs every year....One time reading would be 1.8 cm and next year 1.5cm, next year 1.0 cm, next year 1.5 cm again then 7mm back up to 1.0....but every year its done by a different tech and how they read it..None of my other Drs read the MRI...My regular Dr says that a Radiolgist or Oncologist read them and compare to last one so no one else needs too.... I asked my Endo this last time if he reads them and he said no, he said , "I use to but its a hassel and most on disks now so cant read it anyway, not even sure if we have the software to do it" They say the tumor is smaller than before radiation and away from my optic nerve and caroid artery and is just sitting there so i guess its all ok..still there and will have MRIs next year too...I have had 13 or 14 MRIs since 1998.. I am on growth hormone replacement for 2 years now so I think i need to have MRIs every year even tho the reported sizes may differ the dr says it has looked the same size for 3 years...Weird how such a small little thing can cause such a big pain in the butt!!!! Cat ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. http://groups.msn.com/PituitaryChat/_emailsettings.msnw Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. http://groups.msn.com/contact 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. mailto:[email protected]
