Not the news we were hoping for
Abby had her first MRI since her radiation treatment and we found out yesterday that the most worrisome cyst has grown back. This cyst sits close to Abby's fifth nerve which runs out to her left ear. It is very deep at the bottom of the tumor and they could not remove it during the fist surgery because of this. They were able to pop it and it did not show up in the scans in June so they were hoping that it had been taken care of it . Our neurologist said it is about the same size as it was before surgery. We were told in Florida that sometimes the cysts grow before the radiation causes them to shrink. They will do a follow up MRI in 6-8 weeks unless Abby starts to show any adverse effects. We will be watching for hearing changes, balance issues, facial numbness, and any new pain in or around her left ear or headaches on the left side. Any of these symptoms will move up the MRI date. They are booking her for another auditory test because of the g...