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DopeyRN · May 10, 2004

My prayers are with you. I would be afraid too. {{{Hugs}}}

Mercy · May 10, 2004

Prayers going up for you for peace and strength as you go through this difficult time :hug:

helenabear · May 10, 2004

Barb, you have my prayers :hug:

Blondie · May 10, 2004

Keeping you in my prayers. Please keep us posted. :hug:

Pop Daddy · May 10, 2004

your gonna be alright, Im praying

browneyes · May 10, 2004

Just said a prayer for you, Pembo.

Manda1219 · May 10, 2004

Tons of prayers headed your way....hoping for the best...

avdeane · May 11, 2004

My thoughts and prayers are with you Pembo!

Blueeyes101817 · May 11, 2004

sending prayers your way... :hug:

catsrule · May 11, 2004

I will say a prayer for you, Pembo. Let us know how it goes.

C.Ann · May 11, 2004

Oh I'm so sorry to hear this..

I thought for sure it was going to be the lesser of two evils..

Well - at least the doctor feels it's benign - and that's a GREAT thing!

I will definitely say some prayers for you.. By any chance is this the type of thing that can be taken care of with some sort of laser surgery? Seems they use that for most everything nowadays..

Keep your chin up - we're all here for you!!

Hugs,
C.Ann

CALIFLADY · May 11, 2004

Prayers being said for you. Best of luck tomorrow. Keep your chin up!

goofy4tink · May 11, 2004

I'm so sorry. I'll be thinking of you all day. Prayers and hugs.

The LK 4 · May 11, 2004

Prayers said for you, Barb. You are in my thoughts today. :hug:

Cindy B · May 11, 2004

I'm so sorry to hear this. Please let me know if there is anyhting I can do.

Otto's Doll · May 11, 2004

praying for you right now.

MaryAnnDVC · May 11, 2004

Pembo, do they think it's a meningioma? My mother was diagnosed with one on her spinal cord, at the base of her neck (C1 and C2), the Friday before Christmas, and had it removed February 4th. She's doing well, altho it was a slow recovery (she IS 81). My mother had her surgery in Boston, with a neurosurgeon who specializes in spines; another surgeon in the group specializes in brains.

Have you done any research on it? There is such a thing called (I think) Gamma Knife Radiosugery, which stops the growth of the tumor, if it's not causing any problems at the size it's at. It couldn't be used on my mom becuase the tumor was already at a size that was causing major problems (almost 2 years undiagnosed by her now former PCP); if they hadn't been able to remove the whole thing (but they did) they also couldn't use the Gamma Knife Radiography technology because of the location of the tumor...too close to her breathing passage.

Unfortunately, I lost all my bookmarks recently, so I don't have all this information readily available.

Good luck to you, and I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Will keep my eyes out for an update. :hug:

I know how frightening this can be.

Pam · May 11, 2004

Pembo,
Please know that we are all praying for you. :hug:

Serena · May 11, 2004

I just said another prayer for you. Hang in there.

TammyNC · May 11, 2004

Prayers going up for you and your family. Please keep us posted.

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