Author Archives: terrilma

I’m going to be taking a few days off work this week to catch up with myself and prepare for what is likely to be another inconclusive set of biopsy results. The latest word is that there is ‘not a … Continue reading →

Pathology Report I have never seen so many omas, oma, oma om ahh oma, oma … oh ma! un classified neo plasm this new tissue that resists an easy name. I like names, and had seized upon Shwannoma my own … Continue reading →

Last Wednesday I coaxed my nurse practitioner into letting me read and keep the full biopsy report she had just received. She said “I don’t know how to interpret this”. My new oncologist also said neurology was beyond her. She … Continue reading →

Preliminary results of the biopsy I had Wednesday look favorable. When a neuroradiologist says she is optimistic, I take it as a very good sign.  My nerve root is most likely sharing its space a critter named schwannoma, a benign … Continue reading →

At the end of last December I had an MRI that showed ‘significant results” The medical consensus is that whatever it is that showed up on the scan has a high probability of being benign but ‘we just don’t know’ … Continue reading →